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The Iranian peace initiative appears to have collapsed over the last few days, with Trump calling for the cessation of talks with Tehran amid fresh st ...

With a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran keeping crude oil analysts on edge and oil prices trading within a narrow range, the focus ...

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July 8, 2026

Easy Riders Amsoil has reformulated its motorcycle lubricant lineup with the launch of Amsoil 100% Synthetic Motorcycle Oil, replacing its Syntheti ...

Just when the Middle East situation was starting to look up and an increasing number of vessels had been able to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian ...

Ukrainian long-range drones struck Gazprom Neft’s Omsk refinery on Monday, disrupting production at Russia’s largest API Group II and III ...

Companies linked to German businessman Juri Sudheimer supplied lubricants to Russia for more than a year after the start of Russia’s invasion of ...

Valvoline Global will remove Dexos approval labeling from certain Full Synthetic Motor Oil products sold in bulk, tote and drum containers across the ...

Amid national mourning for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delegations from Tehran and the United States agreed to resume talk ...

With a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran keeping crude oil analysts on edge and oil prices trading within a narrow range, the focus ...

The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fractured the global base oil market, leaving Europe scrambling for scarce Group III suppl ...

The conflict between the United States and Iran has had a devastating effect on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, transforming the global base oi ...

First article in a two-part series from Ernie Henderson examining the history that made base oil markets vulnerable to geopolitical conflict.

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As demand declines, pressure on formulators is increasing.

July Base Oil Report

July 1, 2026

No end in sight to the chaos in the Gulf.

While the number of vessels allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz has increased, a recent artillery strike by Iran on a commercial ship and the Unit ...