North America

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 ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 9, 2025

Spring base oil demand seemed to be scuttering along against a background of tumbling stocks and crude oil prices as a r ...

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

April 7, 2025

German independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs bought IRMCO Advanced Metalforming Lubricant Technologies.

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U.S. Base Oil Demand in Long Decline

April 4, 2025

Base oil demand in the United States should increase slightly this year, but will remain significantly below pre-COVID-1 ...

Blue Tide’s Baytown Facility Finished

Blue Tide’s Baytown Facility Finished

April 4, 2025

Blue Tide and Pennzoil-Quaker State have completed their new rerefinery in Baytown.

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 2, 2025

A balanced-to-tight supply and demand scenario offered support to current posted prices, with market participants keepin ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

March 26, 2025

Base oil demand was off to a somewhat slow start despite expectations of requirements gathering speed at the start of th ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

March 19, 2025

Upward pressure has started to build on spot base oil prices because of a tighter supply and demand scenario and a sudde ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

March 12, 2025

Base oil prices were generally stable, but activity was slightly dampened by uncertainties related to the yo-yo effect o ...

Chevron Adds Group III+ in Pascagoula

Chevron Adds Group III+ in Pascagoula

March 12, 2025

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisian ...