Base oil markets, like much of the world, are anticipating potential impacts from the United States presidential election last week, and many in the i ...

Additional base oil posted price decreases emerged this week, with Motiva and Chevron announcing fresh adjustments. Prices were under pressure given l ...

Base oil prices around Europe, the Middle East and Africa are mixed, with values firming in some areas but weakening in others, such as mainland Europ ...

Base oil prices remained exposed to downward pressure due to lackluster demand, growing supplies, a need for suppliers to place extra barrels, and fal ...

A report last week that Russia has provided shipping data to Houthi rebels disclosed Russia’s complicity in attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which ...

Reports suggested that base oil prices continued diverging in Asia. Values for some grades fell on growing supplies, many remained steady on balanced ...

While prices for most base oil grades were stable, SK Enmove communicated a posted price decrease on its Group II+ and API Group III prices this week. ...

The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have caused significant disruptions to base oil and finished lubricant trading patterns across Europe, the Mid ...

Some buyers and sellers appeared to have adopted a wait-and-see position as uncertainties continued to cloud the price situation in Asia. Crude oil an ...

The two major conflicts, in Ukraine and in the Middle East, continue to dominate the headlines with continuing Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Gaza to ...

Lengthening supplies and flat demand seemed to be the main factors affecting base oil prices, although not all grades displayed the same conditions. M ...

While there was a moderate uptick in base oil buying interest in some countries in Asia, many buyers remained cautious because prices seemed to be pul ...

Escalating tensions in the Middle East and fresh evacuations of oil infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida ...

This report continues to collate information and activities regarding base oil trading and supply, but important geopolitical activities in the Middle ...

Just like base oil consumers and suppliers in the United States built additional inventories ahead of the hurricane season in case of weather-related ...

Israel on Tuesday launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, another significant expansion of its war with Hamas in Palestine’s Gaza Strip.

Base oil prices continued to be pulled in different directions in Asia, depending on supply and demand fundamentals and prospects of a seasonal uptick ...

Hurricane Helene pummeled Florida and other Southeastern states late last week, with strong winds and torrential rains causing devastating floods and ...

Two API Group I producers joined the growing band of suppliers who have cut posted prices since the beginning of the month. No Group I suppliers had a ...

The Lube Expo trade show was held last week in Dusseldorf, Germany, attracting companies from almost every part of the lubricants industry, from base ...