The summer doldrums that typically envelop the base oils market in July and August appeared to have started earlier this year, as activity has been st ...

Summer mode may be arriving early to base oil markets this year, and this seasonal hiatus will only further dampen the demand picture across all regio ...

Ample supply and slowing demand continued to place downward pressure on base oil spot prices in Asia. Seasonal patterns, along with macroeconomic unce ...

Base oil market participants continued to face a challenging environment, as base oils and lubricants demand remained rather lusterless, with adequate ...

The knock-on effects of inflation and rising interest rates are constraining manufacturing and services industries to the extent of denting demand for ...

Many buyers in Asia adopted a wait-and-see attitude at the first signs that spot prices were starting to come down, and this has exacerbated the seaso ...

Several additional base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price adjustments over the week, including ExxonMobil, Excel Paralubes, Calum ...

Parts of the European, Middle Eastern and African region are showing vibrant activity, whilst others for one reason or another are dull and flat. In E ...

Spot base oil prices in Asia continued to face downward pressure on weaker demand and ample supplies, although ongoing and imminent turnarounds may li ...

Motiva and Chevron communicated posted price decreases which were thought to be driven by sluggish demand, growing availability of most base oil grade ...

The European Union’s ban on imports of Russian petroleum products reduced imports of Russian base oils by 55,000 metric tons during the first half o ...

Slowing demand has started to exert downward pressure on base oil prices in Asia, but this trend may be offset by ongoing and upcoming turnarounds, wh ...

The United States continues to import most of the API Group III base oil that it consumes, but a Canadian start-up aims to put a dent into that depend ...

The Memorial Day holiday on May 29 dampened activity further in an unseasonably quiet market despite the start of the summer driving season in the Uni ...

Base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa seem to have hit a flat spot where little new business or trades are taking place. Busi ...

Base oil prices were generally maintained at unchanged levels in Asia, although there was downward pressure on some segments as demand was starting to ...

Despite the fact that domestic base oil demand has shown few signs of strengthening, the market seemed to be fairly balanced thanks to the endeavors o ...

Base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa remain subdued, with much less trading than normal for this time of year and an absence ...

With the warmer temperatures, base oil demand has heated up in some countries, but it typically cools down in some others such as the key market China ...

The typical summer doldrums may be setting in earlier than usual this year, or the current market situation may be an extension of the quiet spring se ...