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 ...

Brazil’s base oil production jumped by 66% in March, according to data released this week by a government agency.

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 ...

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement for its base stocks to be distributed in South China by EMB, a joint venture that already performs similar functio ...

A subsidiary of Chilean energy and forestry company Copec received approval from a local environmental authority to develop the nation’s largest use ...

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 ...

China has for years been the world’s largest importers of base oils and barely an exporter, but both of those numbers are now trending in the opposi ...

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 ...

The United States’ base oil exports volume jumped 34% in January, while base oil imports rose 10%, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Inf ...

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 ...

Brazil’s base oil imports and exports both rose by double-digit percentages in February, according to data released last week by the nation’s Nati ...

Moove achieved large increases in profits and combined lubricants and base oil sales volume for both full year 2023 and the fourth quarter. A key fact ...

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 ...

Base oil production in the United States decreased 8% in January, while naphthenic base oil output sank 24% to its lowest mark in several years, accor ...