Crude oil markets confounded nearly all forecasts last week, as prices took a surprising dive that saw dated deliveries of Brent crude sink below $80 ...

Conditions in the Asia base oils market appeared fairly steady, as a balanced-to-tight supply and demand ratio and recent increases in feedstock price ...

Following the implementation of posted price increases during the second half of September, price action within the base oils market has turned quiet� ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are anticipating increased demand for finished lubricants in the fourth quarter and therefore a ...

Several factors seemed to have helped keep the base oil supply overhang in check during the third quarter. Gabriela Wheeler explains what some of thos ...

Base oil prices in Asia continued on an upward trek, with the exception of API Group III values, which have softened given fairly bland buying interes ...

The paraffinic posted price increases communicated by a vast majority of base oil producers and rerefiners over the last two weeks have now been imple ...

Fundamentals remain strong for base oils and base oil pricing, although crude oil and petroleum products have come off their recent highs, showing tha ...

Tighter base oil supply and demand conditions, together with steep crude oil, fuels and feedstock prices were impacting pricing in Asia. Suppliers hav ...

Motiva, ExxonMobil, Excel Paralubes, Holly-Frontier, Petro-Canada, Chevron, Calumet, Paulsboro, Safety-Kleen and Avista Oil communicated posted price ...

Regional variations are increasing between base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with demand spiking in some territories while slump ...

Base oil market participants were keeping a watchful eye on crude oil and feedstock prices, as rising values were exerting pressure on base oils, but ...

San Joaquin Refining communicated a price increase for its naphthenic oils this week, driven by rising crude oil and feedstock prices, along with bala ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are reeling from a developing situation where API Group I base oils no longer command a price p ...

Firm crude oil and feedstock prices and tightening supplies either offered support to current price ideas or pushed prices higher for a majority of AP ...

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 4 marked the end of the summer driving season and the period when demand for lubricants was likely at its highest. Whil ...

As base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa return to almost normal working conditions, commentators are forecasting increasing demand f ...

Base oil prices were generally stable-to-higher in Asia, supported by firm crude oil and feedstock prices amid a tightening supply and demand balance. ...

With the summer driving season winding down and the Labor Day holiday just around the corner, the United States base oils market was understandably qu ...

As players return to action following the summer break, base oil markets are poised for what could be a busy time, with prices rising for some oils an ...