Base Oil Reports

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - November 22, 2023

Chevron and Motiva communicated posted price decreases during the week, reflecting falling crude oil and feedstock price ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - November 21, 2023

Global news continues to be dominated by warring in Gaza and Ukraine, where innocent civilians are not only being killed ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - November 17, 2023

Base oil market activity was muted in some Asian countries due to the celebration of the Diwali festival, while in other ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - November 15, 2023

Lengthening supply and softening demand were some of the concerns that base oil suppliers were facing as the year-end ho ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - November 14, 2023

The war between Israel and Hamas continues to have a destabilizing effect on energy markets, creating uncertainty for ba ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - November 10, 2023

Base oil prices were mixed in Asia this week as different factors affected each segment in a distinct way, with API Grou ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - November 8, 2023

Unexpected production hiccups and scheduled turnarounds have helped keep the United States base oils market fairly balan ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - November 7, 2023

The increasing hostilities in and around the Gaza Strip are severely disrupting base oil supply lines in the area, and l ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - November 3, 2023

Some countries in Asia were starting to follow the typical pattern where base oil demand starts to decline towards the e ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - November 1, 2023

While there were ongoing concerns about crude oil price volatility, the possibility that the base oils market would beco ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - October 31, 2023

Israel’s campaign in the Palestinian territories ramped up the past week, stoking fears that the fighting could spread ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - October 27, 2023

Base oil market players were somewhat relieved that crude oil futures have slipped from recent highs, but the ongoing Ru ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - October 25, 2023

Market players remained vigilant of crude oil and feedstock prices, as these were the factors most likely to influence b ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - October 24, 2023

The armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are at different stages, but both are helping to push up crude oil pr ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - October 20, 2023

The upward price movement that most base oils have experienced over the last several weeks persisted in Asia, but seemed ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - October 18, 2023

Largely balanced supply and demand conditions offered support to current base oil postings in the United States, but rec ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - October 17, 2023

Crude and feedstocks rallied early this week, with dated deliveries of Brent crude breaching the $90 level Monday, putti ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - October 13, 2023

Volatility in crude oil markets triggered by the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend added another degree of uncerta ...