Prices for API Group I and Group II base oils appear stable and steady around Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions, with supply and demand evenl ...

Base oil prices were mixed because of slowing demand from some segments – a trend that was partly offset by curtailed availability due to plant turn ...

Paraffinic base oil prices were mostly stable with activity levels ticking up ahead of the Memorial Day weekend on May 26, which marks the start of th ...

Historically Russia and Iran have both been steady exporters of base oils, but recent reports indicate that exports from both countries have recently ...

The price of some base oil grades was firm in Asia because of tight supply and demand conditions, while others were standing on more precarious ground ...

Chevron announced a paraffinic posted price decrease, while Calumet and San Joaquin Refining joined two other base oil producers who have decreased pr ...

Armed conflicts and tariffs continue to lead news around the world. This is a base oil pricing report, but ultimately these geopolitical occurrences h ...

The return of market players following national holidays in several countries spurred slightly increased activity, although buying appetite was still ...

The paraffinic base oil supply and demand landscape may be changing over the next few weeks as a number of plants resume production following turnarou ...

Base oil markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are a mixed bag right now, with demand trends differing for different grades and prices for ...

Base oil prices were mostly steady-to-firm in Asia on persistently tight supply of some grades given a string of plant turnarounds, although sluggish ...

Base oil suppliers have seen encouraging signs from some segments of the market, and less so from others, depending on how each of them might be impac ...

While the United States talks behind the scenes with countries seeking tariff-avoiding agreements, uncertainty weighs heavily on a long list of indust ...

Tight conditions in the API Group I and Group II segments and higher feedstock prices supported generally steady pricing in Asia, with participants fo ...

Some segments of the base oils market saw fairly steady demand, mainly because buyers had been delaying orders for as long as possible and securing mi ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are reacting very differently to the threat of United States tariffs, with some markets going in ...

Base oil prices were steady-to-soft on limited tr\ading given tight supplies of some grades and sluggish demand from downstream lubricant segments. Ec ...

Soft conditions in lubricant markets were dampening base oil demand at a time when consumption should be flourishing as the summer driving season appr ...

Base oils may be exempt from wide-ranging import tariffs imposed by the United States, but lubricant and base oil markets still stand to be impacted b ...

Activity was somewhat subdued in Asian base oil markets, as many uncertainties continued to temper buyers’ enthusiasm. Aside from the upheaval broug ...