Base oil buyers and suppliers continued to deal with rising costs and supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing pandemic, massive lockdowns in Ch ...

The conflict in Ukraine is evolving, as Russia possibly shifts its attacks away from Kyiv toward the eastern Donbas region, but the physical damage to ...

Just when it seemed that the base oils market was slowly returning to pre-pandemic conditions – or at least, resuming more predictable patterns – ...

The dust has started to settle after the whirlwind of posted price adjustments observed the previous two weeks. However, volatility in crude oil and f ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Crude oil price volatility and unresolved supply chain issues, along with tightening supply and heightened demand resulted in higher base oil prices a ...

Base oil producers responded to the unexpected drop in crude oil pricing last week by rescinding part of their announced posted price increases, altho ...

The war in Ukraine continues with significant loss of life reported for both sides. The economic consequences of the conflict are yet to be fully visi ...

Base oil prices reacted to the reverberations felt in energy and financial markets as several countries imposed more sanctions on Russian exports in a ...

More United States base oil producers announced posted price increases this week, which will be implemented in addition to the markups that went into ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Markets were convulsed by the sudden and sharp upsurge in crude oil prices as numerous countries imposed sanctions on Russian commercial transactions ...

Sky-high crude oil prices precipitated an avalanche of base oil price initiatives, both on the paraffinic and the naphthenic sides of the market – t ...

Western governments are considering bans on Russian crude oil and petroleum products, actions that could seriously disrupt base oil and lubricant mark ...

Market participants were trying to assess what impact the sanctions imposed on Russia as a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine would have on the ba ...

Paulsboro, Avista Oil, Safety-Kleen and SK Lubricants Americas implemented posted price increases during the week, following similar initiatives by ot ...

Editor’s note: Due to an editing error, last week's issue of this column initially contained a previously published report. The correct version was ...

Base oil prices were exposed to upward pressure as certain market segments displayed further tightening of supplies, while crude oil and feedstock pri ...

ExxonMobil, Calumet, Excel Paralubes, HollyFrontier and Petro-Canada have joined Motiva and Chevron in communicating posted price increases for paraff ...

The standoff between Russia and Ukraine may be a localized conflict, but an invasion by Russia has global implications and potential to cause mayhem a ...