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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 18, 2024

More base oil producers announced base oil price decreases during the week. Among paraffinic producers, SK Enmove inform ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 11, 2024

Participants were keeping an eye on a tropical depression developing in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Cente ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 4, 2024

Motiva stepped out with a posted price decrease late last week, which was quickly followed by a number of similar initia ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 28, 2024

Reports that suppliers granted substantial temporary voluntary allowances or adjustments (TVAs) circulated this week. Th ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 21, 2024

A large part of the base oils market has slipped into summer slumber mode, although a few suppliers reported a small pic ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Flat in May

U.S. Base Oil Output Flat in May

August 21, 2024

Base oil production in the United States was about flat in May, compared to the same month of 2023. Meanwhile base oil i ...

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Chevron Leaving San Ramon

August 14, 2024

After 145 years in California, the second-biggest U.S. oil company, Chevron, is moving to Texas, the traditional home of ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 14, 2024

While base oil demand has slowed down, as most participants seemed comfortable with the inventories they have built and ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 7, 2024

The base oils market has slipped into a summer slumber, with activity in downstream markets slowing and base oil orders ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

July 31, 2024

Inventory-building efforts during hurricane season, steady demand from some downstream segments, recent plant outages an ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

July 24, 2024

Following Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on the United States Gulf Coast earlier this month, many participants hav ...

Waste Oil Kills Sewage Plant

Waste Oil Kills Sewage Plant

July 24, 2024

Operators shutdown a sewage plant in Castlegar, a town in British Columbia, Canada, after illegally dumped engine oil in ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

July 17, 2024

Damage caused by Hurricane Beryl was less severe than expected, although there were numerous fatalities and many homes a ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

July 10, 2024

All eyes turned toward the United States Gulf Coast early this week, as Hurricane Beryl, the first major hurricane of th ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

July 3, 2024

Many base oil producers and consumers have been busy building inventories to meet product needs should output disruption ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

June 26, 2024

Many base oil producers and consumers have been busy building inventories to meet product needs should output disruption ...

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Sales at Oil Change Shops Jump 14%

June 19, 2024

Sales at oil change and lubrication shops in the United States rose 14% to $8 billion in 2023, continuing a trend of yea ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

June 19, 2024

Gabriela Wheeler is away this week, but her market commentary will resume in the June 26 edition of Lube Report Americas ...