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 ...

Economic uncertainties in China raised concerns about the well-being of other Asian nations, as the second largest economy in the world has significan ...

Most posted price increases announced in recent weeks were implemented, with participants waiting to see whether the markups would have any effect on ...

Base oil demand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has undergone a mini-spike that certainly was not forecast for August. Demand for API Group I an ...

The base oils market in Asia seemed to be going through a transition, with recent trends becoming less obvious and some segments taking a new directio ...

Motiva, Chevron, Petro-Canada, Avista Oil and Safety-Kleen joined the group of base oil producers who had communicated posted price increases over the ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are once again defying forecasts, with demand surging during a month that is normally sleepy as ...