On the surface, the base oils market was fairly quiet during the Lunar New Year holidays, but there was underlying tension and uncertainty due to the ...

News that ExxonMobil and HollyFrontier announced a posted price increase hit the market this week, with rerefiner Safety-Kleen also communicating a pr ...

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, some businesses in Israel and Lebanon – including lubricant producers – are trying to ...

Base oil prices were generally stable to firm in Asia, although activity was subdued as many participants prepared for the Lunar New Year celebrations ...

While there have been few changes on the demand side, supply could be affected by refinery decisions regarding fuels production versus base oils, as c ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are now back in full swing, with many buyers looking for available barrels to replace inventorie ...

Concerns about downstream lubricant market performance, climbing feedstock prices and approaching holidays dampened activity in Asia, although buying ...

Market attention turned to surging crude oil and feedstock prices this week, as the higher values were anticipated to place upward pressure on base oi ...

Base oil trading has certainly resumed across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but business in many parts of the regions is sluggish due to a lack ...

Markets in Asia were gradually returning to business and were bracing for the potentially eventful months ahead as United States president-elect Donal ...

Halfway into January and business was scant. Participants were still optimistic that activity in the domestic market would gradually pick up over the ...

Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, base oil trade began ramping up as individuals involved returned to their desks Monday. There was little ne ...

Base oil and lubricant activity was expected to pick up in Asia over the next few days as participants return to business following year-end festiviti ...

The New Year was expected to usher in more export negotiations as domestic activity remained muted. United States suppliers have resorted to exporting ...

As 2024 wound down, base oil markets were exceptionally quiet the past week – perhaps more than they otherwise would have been due to the timing of ...

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

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

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

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

With domestic demand showing few signs of improving, base oil producers in the United States have been focusing on concluding export transactions as a ...