None of the United States, European or Asian markets has created much excitement over the past two weeks, and the long Easter weekend ensured that mos ...

Adrian Brown is away this week.

U.S. markets have seen a slight uptick in volumes on several key routes while Europe and Asia remain mostly unchanged. U.S. Gulf Greater volume and a ...

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers meeting in San Antonio last week led to noticeably quieter markets, not just in the U.S., but glob ...

Tom Glenn puts the distributor-supplier relationship under a microscope and checks its vital signs.

European markets may not be quite as firm as before, while Asian markets are steady and the U.S. continues to endure a shortage of cargoes and weak ra ...

European markets continue to thrive, and space is often scarce. Meanwhile the U.S. seems incapable of assembling sufficient export cargoes to fill eve ...

Adrian Brown is away.

Newly formed Next Generation Energy Logistics will work with equity firm Riverstone Holdings LLC to acquire and consolidate lubricant and fuel distrib ...

While very little is happening in the U.S., most European markets have been active, along with Asian exports. Asian domestic markets have yet to reall ...

Tom Glenn wonders why lubricant distributors got supersized over the past decade.

It has been a busier week in Europe, and Asia too has encountered more demand over the past week, but the U.S. market remains resolutely flat. U.S. Gu ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners acquired United Petroleum Co., a wholesale distributor of motor oils, coolants and greases. Terms were not disclos ...

Cam2 International President Jack Baker and a group of investors acquired ownership of the lubricants blender and marketer from Omega Holdings Co. LLC ...

The last week of February has not been as vigorous as would be expected and the markets in the U.S., Europe and Asia all felt rather deflated. U.S. Gu ...

European markets remain busy and Asia is starting to ramp up the amount of material to be shipped, while the U.S. markets are left in the doldrums. U. ...

Europe continues to hold the title of busiest region over the past week. Asia is starting to catch up while the U.S. languishes with low levels of dem ...

Europe continues to register strong demand on a number of key routes. Asia is starting to come out of the holiday period, but it will need another wee ...

Pettit Oil, a fuels and lubricants distributor in Washington, liquidated its assets and discontinued operations after filing for bankruptcy late last ...

There has not been a great deal of activity in any market this week. Europe is perhaps slightly out in front compared to Asia, where the lunar holiday ...