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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

April 15, 2025

Base oils may be exempt from wide-ranging import tariffs imposed by the United States, but lubricant and base oil market ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

April 8, 2025

As the world reels from the United States’ April 2 announcement of tariffs against imports from most of the world, an ...

Valvoline Global Opens Third Regional Hub

Valvoline Global Opens Third Regional Hub

April 8, 2025

Valvoline Global Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, opened a new regional hub in central London.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

April 1, 2025

A degree of firmness has crept into base oil markets the past few weeks, apparently due both supply cuts caused by refin ...

U.K. Blender Pushes Anti-dumping Campaign

U.K. Blender Pushes Anti-dumping Campaign

March 28, 2025

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils is on a crusade to stop one company dumping cheap lubricants in the U.K. and damaging business.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 25, 2025

If business, including the lubricant and base oil industries, had hoped for quick resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and ...

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Richful, Farabi Build Saudi Additive Plant

March 19, 2025

Richful Lube Additive Co. and Farabi Petrochemicals have inked an agreement to build the first full-fledged lubricant ad ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 18, 2025

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could h ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 11, 2025

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating globa ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 4, 2025

The dust-up in Washington between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed how much things can change in a week, and ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

February 25, 2025

On the third anniversary of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, with the United States roiling the Western alliance a ...

Luberef Reconsiders Closing Jeddah

Luberef Reconsiders Closing Jeddah

February 18, 2025

Citing improved market conditions, Luberef said Tuesday that it is considering keeping open its API Group I base oil pla ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

February 18, 2025

This week saw the start of talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine – a goal that could ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

February 11, 2025

United States President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs this week on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, an ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

February 4, 2025

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are bogged down at the moment, constrained by geopolitical factor ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

January 28, 2025

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, some businesses in Israel and Lebanon – including lubrica ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

January 21, 2025

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are now back in full swing, with many buyers looking for available ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

January 14, 2025

Base oil trading has certainly resumed across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but business in many parts of the regi ...