What happens beyond the crisis? The impact on the markets could last well beyond the end of the conflict. In the webinar, we discussed the lasting imp ...

Repairs to damaged production train of the Pearl gas-to-liquids facility in Ras Laffan, Qatar, are on track to be completed during the first quarter o ...

The “on-again, off-again” United States-Iran war, characterized by bursts of intense military strikes followed by brief ceasefires and failed nego ...

With the conflict in the Middle East stretching supply chains and causing significant disruption and uncertainty across the lubricants market, working ...

The base oil crisis will lead lubricant manufacturers to work in a variety of ways to make supply chains more resilient. Their steps generally will in ...

The Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed to ship traffic, continuing to cause upheaval to the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler likens the situatio ...

Saudi Arabia’s stock market value dropped on Sunday as investors reacted to fresh attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure, including the te ...

Strategic decisions about how and where to supply finished products can greatly affect a company’s success.

Gabriela Wheeler looks hard for good news in the base oil market.

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. Luberef posted first-half net income of 992 million Saudi riyals (U.S.$264.5 million), up 113% from 467 million riyals a yea ...

The chances of the Strait of Hormuz reopening soon are becoming slimmer, as negotiations between the United States and Iran have devolved into both si ...

The Light at the End of the Tunnel Will the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran hold? Will crude oil and base oil shipments from t ...

A fire severely damaged the Alhamrani Fuchs Petroleum Saudi-Arabia lubricant plant in Yanbu Industrial City on July 25, forcing production to stop and ...

The conflict between the United States and Iran has had a devastating effect on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, transforming the global base oi ...

No end in sight to the chaos in the Gulf.

Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Executive Editor Tim Sullivan as they discuss this month’s Base Oil Report. The current upheaval of base ...

The fallout from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran has reached China, where refiners have delayed two projects with a combined capacity of 500,000 ...

Costs for the key grease ingredient have eased for now, but a Nynas official predicts grease suppliers will continue encountering reasons to consider ...

Turkey’s lubricant market is facing unprecedented stress on supply chains from the ongoing conflict in neighboring Iran. Financing pressure and ...