Middle East

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co., known as Luberef, extended its land lease investment agreement for its Yanbu base oil facility by 20 years, according to a ...

Base oil markets are seeing pockets of unseasonal demand for various grades, although the particular grades vary considerably between regions.

Many players from the international lubricants industry are attending the Lube Expo get-together this week in Dusseldorf, Germany, and while that lead ...

A construction and tourism boom and a rapidly expanding vehicle fleet are beefing up finished lubricant demand in Saudi Arabia but stiff competition a ...

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

With 10 days remaining before United State President Donald Trump declares tariffs on European Union goods and services, the base oil market is awaiti ...

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Africa. There are certainly pock ...

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Africa. There are certainly pock ...

With a delicately balanced peace between Israel and Iran, base oil markets are returning to normal following days of worry that the Strait of Hormuz m ...

Saudi base oil rerefiner Yunitco plans to carry out maintenance at its unit in Yanbu

The world breathed a sigh of relief this week as Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in their one-sided 10-day war, after the United States bombed I ...

This week’s news is dominated by the spiraling conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, which poses a long list of potential impacts on ...

One of the major headline topics being discussed around the lubricants industry at the moment is the impending sale of Castrol, currently under the co ...

Base oil prices this week are largely stable across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but there are variations between regions. For example, demand ...

Prices for API Group I and Group II base oils appear stable and steady around Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions, with supply and demand evenl ...

Historically Russia and Iran have both been steady exporters of base oils, but recent reports indicate that exports from both countries have recently ...

Armed conflicts and tariffs continue to lead news around the world. This is a base oil pricing report, but ultimately these geopolitical occurrences h ...

Base oil markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are a mixed bag right now, with demand trends differing for different grades and prices for ...

While the United States talks behind the scenes with countries seeking tariff-avoiding agreements, uncertainty weighs heavily on a long list of indust ...