Asia base oil prices remained exposed to upward pressure from steeper crude oil and feedstock prices, along with tighter supply and demand conditions. ...

Several paraffinic base oil producers communicated posted price increases during the week, which were precipitated by climbing crude oil and feedstock ...

With Ramadan coming to an end across the Middle East, base oil trading is expected to pick up, although perhaps not until after the Eid al Fitr holida ...

Firm crude oil and feedstock prices, coupled with snug supply and healthy demand continued to buoy spot base oil prices in Asia. Even though values ha ...

A tightening supply and demand scenario and firm crude oil and feedstock prices drove base oil producers to seek posted price increases over the last ...

Easter break, Ramadan and elections in Turkey have made base oil markets quieter than they otherwise would have been, but market participants said the ...

Base oil prices were generally higher in Asia on increasing buying interest and tighter availability, but values in some pockets of the market were st ...

Several paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price increases last week, with the increases going into effect between March ...

Margins in Europe for API Group I base oils are being squeezed as crude oil and feedstock costs rise while prices for the base stocks remain steady. � ...

A tighter supply scenario and improved demand continued to support base oil assessments in Asia, although pricing in some segments has begun to unrave ...

Motiva stepped out with a posted price increase late last week, with several other paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners joining the bandwagon ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are evolving on a number of fronts, with Europe’s Group I export market disappearing, activity ...

Growing buying appetite in several countries and a limited number of offers exerted pressure on Asian spot prices. A few base stocks saw increases as ...

To many suppliers’ relief, base oil demand has shown an uptick over the last two weeks, but participants acknowledged that activity was not yet at � ...

Base oil trading trends in Europe and the Middle East Gulf are diverging this week as buying activity picks up in the latter region while the former r ...

Improved demand and tighter supply supported spot prices, with some assessments moving up given few offers against blossoming buying interest. Supplie ...

The month of March may be pivotal for the market, as business concluded over the next several days may be an indication of what can be expected for th ...

Base oil markets across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions are generally quiet, with demand subdued in many areas for all types of base ...

Spot prices were mostly on an upward trend in Asia as demand has improved and availability has tightened. However, assessments for a few grades weaken ...

According to reports, ExxonMobil raised the posted price of its API Group I, Group II and Group II+ base oils last week, while Paulsboro plans to lift ...