Chevron announced a posted price increase this week, a week after Excel Paralubes had communicated a similar initiative, ushering in the fourth increa ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

According to most base oil participants, the main issue affecting the markets was the uncertainty related to crude oil and feedstock pricing in the fa ...

Excel Paralubes communicated a posted price increase this week, hot on the heels of a previous round of price adjustments for API Group I, II and II+ ...

A number of shortages are starting to emerge from war in Ukraine. Agriculture seems hardest hit, with supplies of vegetable oils, cereals and some fru ...

Tight supply, steady demand and volatile crude oil and feedstock values were impacting spot pricing in Asia, with most spot prices moving up and remai ...

Additional base oil producers joined those suppliers that had announced posted price increases last week by stepping out with initiatives of their own ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Base oil market participants continued to face a challenging scenario, with limited spot supply and steep crude oil and feedstock values placing press ...

Several base oil producers communicated posted price increases this week, thought to have been prompted by steep crude oil prices, along with prospect ...

The war in Ukraine continues to dominate the news around the world, and is likewise making big impacts in a wide range of industries, including base o ...

The base oil demand supply and demand balance was generally tight in Asia, and feedstock prices hovered at steep levels, supporting stable to firm pri ...

Base oil market participants were keeping a vigilant eye on crude oil pricing, as values continued to show wild fluctuations, linked to developments i ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Steep crude oil prices and tightening supply continued to place pressure on base oil prices in Asia, although oil prices slumped towards the end of th ...

Base oil buyers and suppliers continued to deal with rising costs and supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing pandemic, massive lockdowns in Ch ...

The conflict in Ukraine is evolving, as Russia possibly shifts its attacks away from Kyiv toward the eastern Donbas region, but the physical damage to ...

Just when it seemed that the base oils market was slowly returning to pre-pandemic conditions – or at least, resuming more predictable patterns – ...

The dust has started to settle after the whirlwind of posted price adjustments observed the previous two weeks. However, volatility in crude oil and f ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.