Trading in some base oil segments was brisk, but some corners of the market have started to slow down, perhaps because consumers have become increasin ...

Additional posted price decreases emerged within the Group II+ and API Group III categories during the week. SK Enmove announced that it would be lowe ...

Geopolitical events have fundamental effects on energy prices, and ultimately the prices applied to petroleum products such as base oils, hence this r ...

Supply and demand fundamentals in several base oil segments were balanced-to-tight, allowing for prices to remain on a steady course or edge up slight ...

Following a round of posted price increases issued by a majority of paraffinic base oil producers in April, Motiva surprised the market with a price d ...

The past week was relatively serene in the Middle East Gulf region, with no further reprisal attacks from Iran or Israel, but tensions are still high ...

Increased availability of some base oil grades was starting to exert downward pressure on prices in Asia, but values for most cuts were steady-to-firm ...

According to base oil suppliers, the implementation of posted price increases appeared to have inhibited orders to a certain extent, as buyers were mo ...

To the relief of many, the break-out of direct hostilities between Israel and Iran seems to be de-escalating after a series of attacks and reprisals a ...

A tightening supply and demand scenario in some segments of the Asian market drove prices to steeper levels, while other segments showed little fluctu ...

A number of base oil suppliers have implemented posted price increases over the last two weeks, with a few others joining the round of initiatives thi ...

By far the biggest news this week was the Iranian rocket and drone attack on Israel Saturday, undertaken in response to Israel’s April 1 strike on I ...

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 ...

Data center density and accompanying energy consumption continue to rapidly grow, highlighting needs for more efficient power consumption and thermal ...

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 ...