Base Stocks

A demand slowdown in most countries and mounting supplies continued to define the base oils market in Asia this week, with the heavy grades particular ...

Editor’s note: The price table below initially contained errors, which led us to remove and correct it. The table is now restored in its normal loca ...

As the markets move into September, there appears to be an increasing level of activity across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a large number ...

Softer market fundamentals exerted downward pressure on some API Group I and Group II spot prices, while values for the Group III cuts were generally ...

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

Spotlight on Esters

September 4, 2025

LANXESS discusses the performance benefits of Calcium Sulfonate Complex (CSC) grease.

A collective waste lubricant management organization seeks approval from the regulators.

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 1 officially ushered in the end of the summer driving season in the United States and with it the conclusion of the pea ...

September Base Oil Report

September 2, 2025

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

This week has seen a surge in demand across all regions for various quantities of base oils. Whether this is as a result of buyers and sellers returni ...

Supply and demand factors were still playing the main part in determining base oil price direction in Asia, as crude oil futures were trading within a ...

Some market discussions centered on the devastating explosion and fire that occurred at Smitty’s Supply Inc.’s blending plant in Roseland, Louisia ...

ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it will upgrade the base oil plant at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, giving it capacity to make 8,000 barrels per d ...

As the month of August comes to an end, many players are making their way back to work, and the resultant rise in activity is expected to lift base oi ...

Supply and demand factors were still playing the main part in determining base oil price direction in Asia, as crude oil futures were trading within a ...

Base oil exports from South Korea rose 5% year over year in July, but the value of those exports dropped 2% due to lower prices.

The summer driving season in the United States is about to reach its denouement, and this dampened motor oil consumption as the peak oil changing peri ...

The dominant news last week was a forecast by the International Energy Agency that global crude oil markets will be in oversupply during the next twel ...

Scorching temperatures in many parts of Asia contrasted with easing base oil demand and cooling prices of several grades. Torrential rains and deadly ...

While domestic base oil prices were mostly stable, spot export indications for some grades have slipped on account of growing supplies and producers†...