Weekly base oil exports from Singapore slumped to their lowest in 11 months, while imports surged, according to data complied by the state trade stat ...

On the surface, the base oils market was fairly quiet during the Lunar New Year holidays, but there was underlying tension and uncertainty due to the ...

Base oil prices were generally stable to firm in Asia, although activity was subdued as many participants prepared for the Lunar New Year celebrations ...

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd started the trial run at its new integrated lubricant complex at Manali, Chennai. Once fully up and running, Manali will be ...

Concerns about downstream lubricant market performance, climbing feedstock prices and approaching holidays dampened activity in Asia, although buying ...

Markets in Asia were gradually returning to business and were bracing for the potentially eventful months ahead as United States president-elect Donal ...

Hyundai and Shell Base Oil has pushed up run rates at its API Group II base oil plant in Daesan, Korea.

Shell awaits final approval from the Competition Commission of India before it can buy Raj Petro Specialities Private Ltd. from Brenntag Group.

Base oil and lubricant activity was expected to pick up in Asia over the next few days as participants return to business following year-end festiviti ...

Growth in developing markets and supply chain disruptions have led to the emergence of a new generation of additives suppliers. Trevor Gauntlett expla ...

Japan’s production and sales of finished lubricating oils both fell in November, compared to the same month of last year, continuing what has been a ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India inked a three-year partnership with fuel retailer Nyara Energy to sell its entire automotive product range.

As the year closed, market fundamentals appeared stable to soft, depending on the base oil grade and location. In some Asian countries, activity typic ...

The Fergana refinery in Uzbekistan will start up a hydrogen generator to supply gas to a hydrocracker currently under construction. The new units are ...

Base oil imports to China fell 26% in November, compared to the same month of 2023, as this year’s incoming shipments continued running well behind ...

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd is investing U.S.$551 million on expanding base stocks production at its Mumbai refinery, the company announced.

The festive season dampened market activity, although some players rushed to finalize business before the festivities as they strove to lower inventor ...

The amount of base oil exports from South Korea jumped 23% in November, compared to the same month of 2023, but the value of those exports rose only 3 ...

Some base oil grades seem to be experiencing a temporary tightening, leading to buyer anxiety about potential shortages and steeper price ideas, but t ...

In the absence of decisive trading activity, base oil prices were steady with only a couple of grades showing upward revisions given a tight supply an ...