SK Americas, Petro-Canada and Kleen Performance Products communicated price increases for their API Group II+ and Group III base oils this week, while ...

With falling fundamentals, the opportunity to raise base oil prices may have eluded sellers. The whole oil industry is facing weaker levels for crude ...

Pakistans National Refinery Ltd. reported its half-year net profit for its lube segment - which includes API Group I base oils and waxes - plunged 52 ...

Trading remained muted in the base oils market in Asia, both because of the Lunar New Year holidays celebrated during the week, and because of efforts ...

Paulsboro's posted price increases will go into effect this week, rounding up a series of initiatives implemented by paraffinic base oil producers sin ...

Despite a retreat by crude oil costs, base oil prices have started to rise across Europe, the Middle East and Africa thanks to lack of availabilities, ...

With the official start of the Lunar New Year on Jan. 25, activity in the base oil market remained subdued, although the government in China was tryin ...

As the trade war between Washington and Beijing continues, the United States paraffin-based wax industry is feeling pressure as sales dip and alternat ...

ExxonMobil, HollyFrontier, PetroCanada, Avista Oil, Paulsboro and SK will be increasing prices on the heels of similar movements initiated by a number ...

Speculation that prices might rise or at least start to firm after the New Year seems to be unfounded because little has changed in the base oil marke ...

The base oil market in Asia remained disappointingly slow, despite earlier expectations of a pick-up in demand ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays st ...

After almost eight months of unchanged postings, Motiva stepped out with an increase for its API Group II and III posted prices this week, followed cl ...

Base oil markets have returned to full steam after the seasonal break, and buyers and sellers are trying to fathom just where prices and availabilitie ...

Market players returned to business this week to find tumultuous conditions in the crude oil and feedstocks segment as tensions between the United Sta ...

The first week of 2020 saw few fresh developments in the United States base oil market, largely mimicking the steady conditions observed over the last ...

Buyers and sellers returned to their desks this week, but base oil trading remained quiet, likely to pick up as the week progressed. Markets were jolt ...

New Years celebrations and the absence of many players brought about a muted trading scene and offered a respite to those who have been anxiously watc ...

There were few fireworks to mark the start of the new year in the U.S. base oils market, as many participants were away during the year-end holidays a ...

Base oil markets were exceptionally quiet the past week in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with many players absent from their desks and offices. ...

Gabriela Wheeler is away. Her column will reappear in the Jan. 3 edition of Lube Report Asia.