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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - June 28, 2023

The summer doldrums that typically envelop the base oils market in July and August appeared to have started earlier this ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - June 27, 2023

Summer mode may be arriving early to base oil markets this year, and this seasonal hiatus will only further dampen the d ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - June 21, 2023

Base oil market participants continued to face a challenging environment, as base oils and lubricants demand remained ra ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - June 20, 2023

The knock-on effects of inflation and rising interest rates are constraining manufacturing and services industries to th ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - June 14, 2023

Several additional base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price adjustments over the week, including Exxo ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - June 13, 2023

Parts of the European, Middle Eastern and African region are showing vibrant activity, whilst others for one reason or a ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - June 7, 2023

Motiva and Chevron communicated posted price decreases which were thought to be driven by sluggish demand, growing avail ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - June 6, 2023

The European Union’s ban on imports of Russian petroleum products reduced imports of Russian base oils by 55,000 metri ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - May 31, 2023

The Memorial Day holiday on May 29 dampened activity further in an unseasonably quiet market despite the start of the su ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - May 30, 2023

Base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa seem to have hit a flat spot where little new business or ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - May 24, 2023

Despite the fact that domestic base oil demand has shown few signs of strengthening, the market seemed to be fairly bala ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - May 23, 2023

Base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa remain subdued, with much less trading than normal for th ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - May 17, 2023

The typical summer doldrums may be setting in earlier than usual this year, or the current market situation may be an ex ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - May 16, 2023

Base oil markets around Europe, the Middle East and Africa are suffering from the same contagion as other industries – ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - May 10, 2023

Despite base oil suppliers’ efforts to encourage fresh orders, consumption levels were still lagging those registered ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - May 9, 2023

This week saw a return to business as usual for base oil markets, with many buyers and sellers playing catch-up after ex ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - May 5, 2023

Steady demand against adequate inventories continued to support prices in Asia. Despite some markets showing less vigoro ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - May 3, 2023

There has been a slight uptick in base oil orders, although demand was still lagging compared to the same month in previ ...