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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 5, 2024

Base oil markets across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions are generally quiet, with demand subdued in man ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 28, 2024

According to reports, ExxonMobil raised the posted price of its API Group I, Group II and Group II+ base oils last week, ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 27, 2024

Base oil and finished lubricant markets from the Americas to Asia are feeling impacts of the ongoing attacks on shipping ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 22, 2024

In a fairly quiet market – with many players away attending the Argus Global Base Oils Conference in London – report ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 20, 2024

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continue to feel impacts of armed conflicts, but the effects vary ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 14, 2024

Suppliers were focused on filling some early orders ahead of the busy spring production season, but it was too early to ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 13, 2024

API Group I base oil prices have tumbled in Europe on the back of exceptionally aggressive export pricing from Eni in Li ...

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Correction

Lube Report Americas - February 7, 2024

An article in the Feb. 1 issue incorrectly implied that a licensing agreement between BASF and Lubrizol covers all of th ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 7, 2024

There was still no clear indication whether this spring season would be stronger in terms of base oils demand than last ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 6, 2024

The Middle East conflict deepened the past week as the United States attacked multiple sites in Syria and Iraq that it c ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - January 31, 2024

The first signs that base oil demand might be starting to perk up emerged during the week, but it was still too early to ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - January 30, 2024

The Middle East situation intensified further the past week as the United States directly accused Iran of being responsi ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - January 24, 2024

While recession fears seemed to have subsided in the United States, economic uncertainties and ongoing geopolitical conf ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - January 23, 2024

The effects of ships avoiding the Red Sea are becoming more apparent as the days go by, with governments and operating c ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - January 17, 2024

Shipping and logistical difficulties continued to draw the attention of market participants, although domestic supplies ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - January 16, 2024

The main news topic this week is the escalation of attacks against merchant shipping in the Red Sea corridor, and retali ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - January 10, 2024

With tensions in the Middle East mounting given Israel’s ongoing fight against Hamas in Gaza and growing Iranian invol ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - January 9, 2024

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are gradually returning to everyday business as players head back ...