With the market still showing signs of being oversupplied and fewer export opportunities because of lackluster demand in other regions, domestic buyer ...

On the base oil global stage, the markets in AsiaPac appear to be moving longer, with a number of cargoes from locations in South Korea, Taiwan, Thail ...

With activity in several countries winding down for the Lunar New Year holidays, trading was largely subdued in Asia and prices underwent few fluctuat ...

Despite recent run rate reductions at a number of plants due to freezing weather and a shift toward additional diesel and heating oil output, most bas ...

Following supportive attendances at two base oil conferences in London last week, many announcements were made by participating companies regarding pl ...

Supply continues to outpace demand in most segments of the base oils market, but there were expectations that improved base oil consumption would emer ...

While the winter storm that affected large parts of the United States and Canada last week and the freezing temperatures that persist did not directly ...

As London heads into conference week for base oils, swiftly followed by what is now called International Energy Week, base oil markets are bracing geo ...

The Asian base oils market has been like a giant that is taking its time to awaken, since the potential for business is robust, but demand continues t ...

Freezing temperatures and heavy snow blanketed large swaths of the United States and Canada this week, knocking out power, disrupting transportation a ...

The European Union’s sanctions on oil products produced using Russian crude oil appear to have been badly thought through. Material such as jet fuel ...

The Asian base oils market has been like a giant that is taking its time to awaken, since the potential for business is robust, but demand continues t ...

Base oil activity proceeded at a moderate pace this week, partly dampened by the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday on Jan. 19, with suppliers not ...

This week the news is rotating around the implementation of new European Union and United Kingdom sanctions on material produced using Russian crude i ...

With few definite indications whether lubricant demand will strengthen in the next few weeks, Asian buyers have taken a wait-and-see approach and were ...

January is generally considered a transitional month in that both buyers and sellers assess inventories and product needs for the coming months, with ...

With most players having returned to their posts, business around Europe, the Middle East and Africa has resumed with what appears to be added zest on ...

Trading in Asia’s base oils market was expected to pick up the pace against a background of growing geopolitical tensions on several fronts. Some of ...

Base oil prices were generally stable this week given that there has been little change in conditions since the end of the year, with sluggish demand, ...