Crude oil prices continued to experience sharp swings driven by the war in Iran, with the unresolved standoff over the Strait of Hormuz pushing Brent ...

It is difficult to put into words the overall affects the war between U.S./Israel and Iran is having on base oil trading and supply, other than to imp ...

As the United States and Israeli war against Iran entered its second week, causing upheaval across the Middle East and to global oil and gas markets.

As the United States and Israeli war against Iran entered its second week, causing upheaval across the Middle East and to global oil and gas markets.

The United States and Israel declared war on Iran on Feb. 28, launching strikes against infrastructure aimed predominantly at the removal of the Irani ...

Market discussions were expected to gradually gather pace following the Lunar New Year holidays celebrated last week in many countries of the region. ...

U.S. base oil producers handled this year’s arctic blast much better than in 2021.

Last week brought the start of Ramadan along with the Lunar New Year celebrations in Asia on the same day, Feb. 17. Ramadan does not have any marked e ...

Market discussions were expected to gradually gather pace following the Lunar New Year holidays celebrated last week in many countries of the region. ...

On the base oil global stage, the markets in AsiaPac appear to be moving longer, with a number of cargoes from locations in South Korea, Taiwan, Thail ...

Following supportive attendances at two base oil conferences in London last week, many announcements were made by participating companies regarding pl ...

While the winter storm that affected large parts of the United States and Canada last week and the freezing temperatures that persist did not directly ...

As London heads into conference week for base oils, swiftly followed by what is now called International Energy Week, base oil markets are bracing geo ...

Gabriela Wheeler discusses some signs that demand for U.S. base oils could improve in coming months, although prices may continue to face downward pr ...

The Asian base oils market has been like a giant that is taking its time to awaken, since the potential for business is robust, but demand continues t ...

The European Union’s sanctions on oil products produced using Russian crude oil appear to have been badly thought through. Material such as jet fuel ...

The Asian base oils market has been like a giant that is taking its time to awaken, since the potential for business is robust, but demand continues t ...

This week the news is rotating around the implementation of new European Union and United Kingdom sanctions on material produced using Russian crude i ...

Time to Shift Gears?   Despite the fact that 2025 proved to be a challenging year for the base oils and lubricants industry, most market players r ...