Refineria di Kursou, the Curacao government agency that owns the Isla Refinery, entered exclusive negotiations with a hefty consortium of companies to ...

Additional posted price increases emerged this week on the back of last week’s producer-driven initiatives. All of these movements were fueled by st ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

South Korea’s base oil export volumes rebounded in May, almost 20% higher than in the same month last year, ending a trend of year-on-year flat or l ...

Base oil prices in Asia were stable to slightly higher on the back of soaring crude oil and feedstock values and balanced supply and demand levels. Wh ...

Several fresh price initiatives were reported this week on both the paraffinic and naphthenic sides of the base oils market. The price movements were ...

The war in Ukraine rages on, and there are signs that the impacts on base oil markets could ramp up. Crude oil prices remain near peaks of the conflic ...

Lofty crude oil and feedstock prices continued to place pressure on base oil values, with suppliers adjusting spot pricing again this week to keep up ...

Brazil’s base oil production – mainly API Group I – increased by 5% in April, while imports dropped by almost 30%, and year-to-date imports were ...

Two increase initiatives emerged this week: One on the paraffinic side of the base oils market, and the other on the naphthenic side. Rerefiner Avista ...

Safety-Kleen has rebranded its rerefined base oils, putting them under the Kleen+ name that emphasizes their reduced carbon footprint. Officials ackno ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Chevron Phillips Chemical said today it will build a new polyalphaolefins unit in Beringen, Belgium, in response to growing global demand for the flui ...

Tribal knowledge in the base oil industry appears to be tapering off. Fortunately, quality base oil training can fill this widening knowledge gap.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created significant supply obstacles for the base oil industry in Europe and beyond, Ray Masson reports.

Crude oil and feedstock pricing has been volatile, making it difficult for base oil producers to formulate a game plan. Gabriela Wheeler warns base oi ...

Steep crude oil and feedstock prices, along with a snug supply situation continued to exert upward pressure on base oil prices in Asia, with spot numb ...

Base oil production in the United States rose 15% in March, compared to the same month last year, and was 17% higher than in March 2020, a U.S. govern ...

Petrobras announced last week an agreement to sell its Lubnor refinery in Fortaleza, Brazil, to a consortium of companies including asphalt supplier G ...

Market activity was expected to pick up following the Memorial Day holiday on May 30, the unofficial start of the summer driving season in the United ...