Availability of most base oil grades in Asia was adequate to meet requirements, but some cuts continued to show signs of tightness, leading to higher ...

As lockdowns eased and demand began to pick up, base oil prices were also on the rise, reports Gabriela Wheeler.

Market participants kept their ears open regarding potential increase announcements, following last week’s reports that ExxonMobil would raise its 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 participants agreed it was challenging to predict short-term demand levels, as the market situation remained fluid and swayed by developments ...

The base oil market awoke to news on Tuesday that ExxonMobil would be increasing its paraffinic base oil prices, while on the naphthenic side, Ergon a ...

Base oil markets are still struggling to recover from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but prices have started to recover, parti ...

Base oil demand showed some ups and downs during the week, as several states renewed restrictions that impaired the population’s activities and mobi ...

The upswing seen at the beginning of the month seems to be slowing down as buyers have replenished base oil inventories, and uncertainties related to ...

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.

Despite a setback in terms of business reopenings in some states, activity in the United States base oils market appeared to have picked up compared t ...

While several countries in Asia continued to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand appeared to have improved in some areas, leading t ...

Base oil demand still shows no sign of returning to pre-pandemic levels, but prices have started to recover, particularly in the API Group I camp wher ...

The United States base oil market was chugging along, faced with many uncertainties as health experts were still trying to decide whether the country ...

Tightening supply and steeper feedstock prices have resulted in stable to firm spot base oil prices in Asia, but lingering uncertainties generated by ...

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.

Demand for base oils and lubricants has improved in Asia, but COVID-19 infection spikes, growing unemployment rates and economic contraction in some c ...

Gabriela Wheeler points to signs of improved demand that surfaced in early June, helping to stabilize base oil prices.

A second wave of COVID-19 infections in the United States – more insidious and worrisome than the first one – is testing participants’ confidenc ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are finally showing what could be early signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand re ...