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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

July 9, 2025

Earlier talk about potential base oil price increases appeared to have subsided as crude oil futures have retreated. Whi ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

July 2, 2025

Following a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Iran last week, crude oil prices slumped, easing concerns about potenti ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

June 25, 2025

It has been a historic week of geopolitical developments. Israel and Iran pulled back from all-out war after the United ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

June 18, 2025

While conditions in the base oils market were stable to slightly softer, the most unsettling factor came from the crude ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

June 11, 2025

Base oil prices were reported as steady-to-firm, with market participants keeping an anxious eye on crude oil futures, s ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

June 4, 2025

Some base oil suppliers continued to observe a steady stream of orders, while others have started to see signs of soften ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 28, 2025

Fundamentals were relatively stable for base oils and lubricants as the summer driving season unofficially got underway ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 21, 2025

Paraffinic base oil prices were mostly stable with activity levels ticking up ahead of the Memorial Day weekend on May 2 ...

Phillips 66 Divesting Stake in European Business

Phillips 66 Divesting Stake in European Business

May 20, 2025

Phillips 66 announced it will relinquish a 65% stake in its fuel retail operations in Germany and Austria, part of a pus ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 14, 2025

Chevron announced a paraffinic posted price decrease, while Calumet and San Joaquin Refining joined two other base oil p ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

May 7, 2025

The paraffinic base oil supply and demand landscape may be changing over the next few weeks as a number of plants resume ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 30, 2025

Base oil suppliers have seen encouraging signs from some segments of the market, and less so from others, depending on h ...

Misfire Stalls Case Against USA Wholesale Lubricant

Misfire Stalls Case Against USA Wholesale Lubricant

April 30, 2025

EPA case against USA Wholesale Lubricant was stalled by a legal process snafu.

U.S. Base Oil Output Dropped in February

U.S. Base Oil Output Dropped in February

April 30, 2025

Base oil production in the United States fell 19% in February, compared to the same month of 2024.

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 23, 2025

Some segments of the base oils market saw fairly steady demand, mainly because buyers had been delaying orders for as lo ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 16, 2025

Soft conditions in lubricant markets were dampening base oil demand at a time when consumption should be flourishing as ...

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Brazil Base Oil Output Bounces Back

April 16, 2025

Oil refiners in Brazil produced 52,160 metric tons of base oil in March, according to the latest government data, the fi ...