Market Topics

Ukraine imported 175,200 tons of finished lubricants in 2024, mostly from Polish and Turkish suppliers, consulting firm Nefterynok reported, indicatin ...

As the month of August comes to an end, many players are making their way back to work, and the resultant rise in activity is expected to lift base oi ...

A series of explosions ripped through Smitty’s Supply, a lubricant blender and distributor based in Roseland, Louisiana, starting a fire that sent f ...

Base oil exports from South Korea rose 5% year over year in July, but the value of those exports dropped 2% due to lower prices.

Richful inked a deal with BAISA to be its exclusive distributor for Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

The summer driving season in the United States is about to reach its denouement, and this dampened motor oil consumption as the peak oil changing peri ...

The dominant news last week was a forecast by the International Energy Agency that global crude oil markets will be in oversupply during the next twel ...

While domestic base oil prices were mostly stable, spot export indications for some grades have slipped on account of growing supplies and producers ...

Tupras, Turkey’s sole producer of virgin API Group I base oils, reported second-quarter earnings ahead of forecasts, supported by stronger productio ...

Ukrainian drones damaged stalled base oil production at Rosneft's Novokuibyshevsk refinery.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has finished expanding its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins production facility in Belgium, more than doubling annual capacit ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are largely subdued, with many players missing from offices due to holidays in Europe and Middle ...

Career Moves

August 6, 2025

Who's now working where?

China’s civil aviation authority last month issued a certificate of approval to Sinopec AEH I fire-resistant phosphate ester aviation hydraulic flui ...

Ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, and weak industrial activity in Europe, pushed Fuchs to revise its full-year outlook.

A majority of base oil grades have attained more balanced supply and demand conditions, supporting stable pricing, but a few cuts have started to leng ...

Two of Saudi Aramco’s base oil refiners posted their H1 results.

Against a backdrop of a continent on holiday, the European base oil markets appear to have been energized by a bout of activity that would normally be ...

August Base Oil Report

August 4, 2025

Wars, tariffs, a slew of temporary refinery shutdowns – nothing phases base oil prices these days. Gabriela Wheeler discusses the unrattled market.

Briefly Noted

July 30, 2025

Shell and CFMOTO introduced a co-branded lubricant line for international after-sales markets, expanding their ongoing partnership. Unveiled at a join ...