Chevron announced a posted price decrease for its API Group II base oils this week. The price revision wasn’t a complete surprise, as Group II cuts ...

Vertex Energy said its Mobile, Alabama hydrocracker is now producing VTX-R4, a 4-centistoke API Group III rerefined base oil. The unit is a third comp ...

Base oil markets are looking as they usually do as the calendar year winds down, with many buyers taking the opportunity to purchase necessary last-mi ...

As the end of the year approaches, many base oil industry participants are likely to evaluate the circumstances that shaped business during the previo ...

The last month of the year was expected to bring fairly muted activity in base oil markets as both consumers and suppliers hope to reach the end of De ...

A few participants rushed to finalize business ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the United States on November 27, and this led to a sho ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered Valvoline Inc. to divest 45 quick-lube shops as a condition for clearing its proposed U.S.$625 million acqui ...

The United States and China have agreed to suspend their tit-for-tat application of port service fees on each other’s docking vessels for one year, ...

Lopal prepared to ship its first batch of lubricants to Zambia, marking its initial order for Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. The shipment is a ...

DuPont held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 18 for a new specialty lubricants production facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, aiming to boost ...

As the festive season approaches, a number of significant developments are underway in the base oil markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Aside from supply and demand factors, base oil prices in Asia were also influenced by steeper feedstock costs, leading some producers to keep offers u ...

Yitai Bochen Chemical Technology Co. began construction this month on a new API Group III base oil plant in Zibo, Shandong province, marking a major b ...

Anuj Kumar discusses what is needed to maximize the amount of waste lubricants recycled into base oil.

Electric vehicles draw much attention, but automakers will continue making internal combustion engines for years to come and will keep needing new o ...

Racing creates some of the most challenging conditions for automotive engine oils, and the challenges vary between different types of races.

Phillips 66 announced Glenn Tilton and Marna Whittington intend to retire and will not stand for re-election to the board at the company’s next annu ...

BP is in advanced discussions with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, an investment firm based in New York, to sell its Castrol global lubricants busi ...

Base oil consumption levels have slipped due to seasonal patterns, and this, along with steady production at most refineries and the release of hurric ...

Infineum and Indian Oil Sign MoUInfineum and Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding in Mumbai on Nov. 3 to expand cooperation in l ...