The main news surrounding European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets was Monday’s signing of a peace accord for Gaza, brokered by United ...

Some markets were expected to jump back into action following week-long holidays and others were preparing for subdued activities due to the start of ...

Base oil market participants appeared to have come to terms with current industry conditions and made a concerted effort to maintain price stab ...

Base oil demand has generally been positive heading into the fourth quarter, when trading traditionally slows. A number of arbitrages are open, some i ...

There were a few bright spots in the market despite deepening concerns about the growing supply and demand imbalance in some base oil segments. The la ...

Chevron stepped out with a posted price decrease announcement this week – the company’s first price revision since May. The price adjustment took ...

Base oil markets are seeing pockets of unseasonal demand for various grades, although the particular grades vary considerably between regions.

Downward price pressure continued on a few base oil grades because of soft fundamentals in Asia, although several cuts appeared to defy the current tr ...

Some base oil cuts were exposed to downward pressure due to sluggish demand and mounting supplies, but others maintained steady pricing because of mor ...

As the calendar passed the autumn equinox this week, marking when  the sun’s path moves from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere, base oil mark ...

Base oil prices were generally holding in Asia, although there was still downward pressure on the heavy viscosity grades because supplies outpaced con ...

Slowing demand from some lubricant segments resulted in lengthening base oil supplies, diminishing support for a number of spot indications. As more s ...

Many players from the international lubricants industry are attending the Lube Expo get-together this week in Dusseldorf, Germany, and while that lead ...

A demand slowdown in most countries and mounting supplies continued to define the base oils market in Asia this week, with the heavy grades particular ...

Editor’s note: The price table below initially contained errors, which led us to remove and correct it. The table is now restored in its normal loca ...

As the markets move into September, there appears to be an increasing level of activity across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a large number ...

Softer market fundamentals exerted downward pressure on some API Group I and Group II spot prices, while values for the Group III cuts were generally ...

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 1 officially ushered in the end of the summer driving season in the United States and with it the conclusion of the pea ...

This week has seen a surge in demand across all regions for various quantities of base oils. Whether this is as a result of buyers and sellers returni ...

Supply and demand factors were still playing the main part in determining base oil price direction in Asia, as crude oil futures were trading within a ...