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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

January 13, 2025

Markets in Asia were gradually returning to business and were bracing for the potentially eventful months ahead as Unite ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

January 8, 2025

Halfway into January and business was scant. Participants were still optimistic that activity in the domestic market wou ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

January 7, 2025

Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, base oil trade began ramping up as individuals involved returned to their des ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

January 6, 2025

Base oil and lubricant activity was expected to pick up in Asia over the next few days as participants return to busines ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

January 1, 2025

The New Year was expected to usher in more export negotiations as domestic activity remained muted. United States suppli ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

December 31, 2024

As 2024 wound down, base oil markets were exceptionally quiet the past week – perhaps more than they otherwise would h ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

December 30, 2024

As the year closed, market fundamentals appeared stable to soft, depending on the base oil grade and location. In some A ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

December 25, 2024

Editor’s note: Gabriela Wheeler is away on vacation this week and will return next week. Base oil posted prices in the ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

December 24, 2024

As the 2024 calendar year winds down,European, Middle Eastern and African many finished lubricant producers have limited ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

December 23, 2024

The festive season dampened market activity, although some players rushed to finalize business before the festivities as ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

December 18, 2024

With domestic demand showing few signs of improving, base oil producers in the United States have been focusing on concl ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

December 18, 2024

Energy markets once again appear to be taking in stride dramatic developments in the Middle East – the type of drama t ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

December 16, 2024

Some base oil grades seem to be experiencing a temporary tightening, leading to buyer anxiety about potential shortages ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

December 12, 2024

The rapid and surprising fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime in Syria heralds a new day in that long embattled country. I ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

December 11, 2024

Base oil prices were steady in the United States this week, as demand remained flat and suppliers preferred to keep offe ...

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Cerilon GTL Plant Receives Permit

December 11, 2024

Cerilon, the start-up company working to build North America’s first gas-to-liquids base oil plant, said Tuesday that ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

December 9, 2024

In the absence of decisive trading activity, base oil prices were steady with only a couple of grades showing upward rev ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

December 4, 2024

Mounting supplies and the need to clear inventories ahead of year-end continued to exert downward pressure on some base ...