With only about one month to go until the end of the year, both buyers and suppliers were striving to lower inventories to be able to avoid taxes on u ...

Sudden bursts of activity surprised sellers in some segments of the market, ushering in what was otherwise expected to be a fairly quiet week due to t ...

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.

Accounts about demand levels were mixed in Asia this week, with some suppliers mentioning healthy requirements, leading to a tightening of certain gra ...

Reports about market activity were mixed, with a number of suppliers stating that demand was stronger than expected for November – even with the app ...

Base oil demand is unseasonably strong in some parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while trading in others is slowing as it typically does at ...

The Asian base oils segment witnessed a slight pickup in activity as participants returned from the celebration of religious holidays in countries suc ...

Despite ongoing plant maintenance programs and fairly steady demand, base oil availability in the United States has attained more comfortable levels t ...

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.

The Asian base oil market appeared to be gradually returning to a more normal state of affairs, as demand has started to slow down, which typically ha ...

Calumet communicated a price increase for its naphthenic base oils, joining Cross Oil, which announced a similar initiative a week ago. On the paraffi ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are mixed this week, with prices continuing to weaken in some regions whilst appearing stable in ...

November Cooldown The naphthenic base oil segment in the United States was where most of the upward price action took place in September and Octobe ...

Base oil demand has softened in Asia due to seasonal patterns, upcoming religious festivals, and the traditional efforts by both buyers and sellers to ...

Cross Oil announced a price increase for naphthenic base oils this week, while on the paraffinic side, suppliers were monitoring market developments a ...

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 prices were mixed in Asia this week, as some grades moved up, some stayed unchanged and others lost ground because each group was impacted by ...

Chevron communicated a posted price increase, breaking a seemingly long hiatus without any paraffinic base oil price adjustments, especially consideri ...

Base oil demand has begun to wane throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reflecting seasonal factors affecting the various sectors. Opinion an ...

Logistical issues, port congestion and energy supply shortages continued to affect the supply chain in Asia, forcing some manufacturing operations to ...