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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 28, 2025

Fundamentals were relatively stable for base oils and lubricants as the summer driving season unofficially got underway ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 27, 2025

Prices for API Group I and Group II base oils appear stable and steady around Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 26, 2025

Base oil prices were mixed because of slowing demand from some segments – a trend that was partly offset by curtailed ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 21, 2025

Paraffinic base oil prices were mostly stable with activity levels ticking up ahead of the Memorial Day weekend on May 2 ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 20, 2025

Historically Russia and Iran have both been steady exporters of base oils, but recent reports indicate that exports from ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 19, 2025

The price of some base oil grades was firm in Asia because of tight supply and demand conditions, while others were stan ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 14, 2025

Chevron announced a paraffinic posted price decrease, while Calumet and San Joaquin Refining joined two other base oil p ...

China Base Oil Imports Dip in First Quarter

China Base Oil Imports Dip in First Quarter

May 14, 2025

Base oil imports to China sank further during the first quarter of the year, falling 20% from the same period of last ye ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 13, 2025

Armed conflicts and tariffs continue to lead news around the world. This is a base oil pricing report, but ultimately th ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 12, 2025

The return of market players following national holidays in several countries spurred slightly increased activity, altho ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 7, 2025

The paraffinic base oil supply and demand landscape may be changing over the next few weeks as a number of plants resume ...

Safety-Kleen Turned a Corner, Says CEO

Safety-Kleen Turned a Corner, Says CEO

May 7, 2025

Consistent performance by Safety-Kleen helped parent company Clean Harbors edge past first quarter earnings expectations ...

Gazprom Opens White Oils Plant

Gazprom Opens White Oils Plant

May 7, 2025

Gazpromneft-Lubricants starts white oils production in Russia.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 6, 2025

Base oil markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are a mixed bag right now, with demand trends differing for d ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 5, 2025

Base oil prices were mostly steady-to-firm in Asia on persistently tight supply of some grades given a string of plant t ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 30, 2025

Base oil suppliers have seen encouraging signs from some segments of the market, and less so from others, depending on h ...

May Base Oil Report

May Base Oil Report

April 30, 2025

Tariffs imposed by the United States are creating uncertainty in the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler explains how.

What the Story Behind EHC 340 MAX?

What the Story Behind EHC 340 MAX?

April 30, 2025

ExxonMobil is preparing to roll out a new extra-heavy neutral Group II base stock. What are the advantages of the base s ...