A balanced-to-tight supply and demand scenario offered support to current posted prices, with market participants keeping an eye on crude oil as futur ...

A degree of firmness has crept into base oil markets the past few weeks, apparently due both supply cuts caused by refinery maintenance programs and t ...

Some base oil consumers hit pause in purchasing activities as the month of March ended. There are expectations that additional product would be coming ...

Base oil demand was off to a somewhat slow start despite expectations of requirements gathering speed at the start of the spring season. Wavering lubr ...

If business, including the lubricant and base oil industries, had hoped for quick resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, they will ha ...

Base oil activity was generally subdued in Asia, with limited spot supplies and market uncertainties dampening business. Spot availability remained ti ...

Upward pressure has started to build on spot base oil prices because of a tighter supply and demand scenario and a sudden uptick in crude oil values. ...

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could have great impact on base oil m ...

Base oil buyers appeared more cautious this week as crude oil and feedstock values remained volatile and downstream demand was lackluster due to econo ...

Base oil prices were generally stable, but activity was slightly dampened by uncertainties related to the yo-yo effect of United States tariffs, as so ...

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating global headlines – from trade war ...

Spot prices for some base oil grades were buoyed by a tighter supply and demand scenario, but falling crude oil and feedstock values offset some of th ...

The impacts from the United States president imposed on Canada, Mexico and China on March 4, and the retaliatory levies from these countries on U.S. i ...

The dust-up in Washington between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed how much things can change in a week, and impacts may be felt in base oi ...

A combination of factors including emergent demand, tightening supplies and upcoming turnarounds have resulted in steeper spot pricing for the high-vi ...

Receding crude oil and feedstock prices have reduced some of the pressure on base oil values that had been present since early in the year, although p ...

On the third anniversary of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, with the United States roiling the Western alliance as it bids to end the war, the ...

Contrasting currents impacted base oil prices in Asia, with tighter supply conditions exerting upward pressure on a few grades and softer feedstock an ...

Base oil prices were generally stable as demand fundamentals have not changed significantly since last week and supply was adequate to cover current r ...

This week saw the start of talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine – a goal that could cause significant impacts on ...