The volume of finished lubricant sales by independent manufacturers in North America rose 3.7% from 2018 to 2024, according to a new study by S&P ...

On Monday, Motiva Enterprises began a restructuring its commercial functions, introduces a standalone marketing and sales unit and adds new senior exe ...

Chevron announced a posted price decrease for its API Group II base oils this week. The price revision wasn’t a complete surprise, as Group II cuts ...

Vertex Energy said its Mobile, Alabama hydrocracker is now producing VTX-R4, a 4-centistoke API Group III rerefined base oil. The unit is a third comp ...

A few participants rushed to finalize business ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the United States on November 27, and this led to a sho ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered Valvoline Inc. to divest 45 quick-lube shops as a condition for clearing its proposed U.S.$625 million acqui ...

Base oil consumption levels have slipped due to seasonal patterns, and this, along with steady production at most refineries and the release of hurric ...

The successful completion of a plant turnaround coupled with slowing demand was expected to lead to oversupply conditions for some base oil grades. Pr ...

Federal and state regulators have filed a lawsuit against Smitty’s Supply Inc., the oil and lubricant manufacturer based in Tangipahoa Parish, over ...

U.S. base oil output slipped a bit during the first half of 2025 and still has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Over the longer term, rising expor ...

States in the United States have begun adopting programs that mandate collection and recycling of lubricant containers and that charge lube suppliers ...

As cost pressures rise, a survey reveals a mounting sense that corner-cutters are gaining advantage on companies that adhere to rules and standards.

Despite a reduction in activity levels in some segments of the base oils market, demand was generally described as steady for many grades, with supply ...

HF Sinclair Corp. achieved a record low operating cost of $7.12 per barrel, below its target of $7.25, and reported stronger third-quarter 2025 result ...

The crude oil and base oil markets appeared to be at a tipping point, with results of current trade negotiations between the United States and several ...

Most suppliers seemed to agree that domestic demand has been holding at fairly steady levels but has not been robust, with consumers securing smaller ...

Fundamentals in the base oils market varied according to each category, with a tighter supply and demand scenario for some of the API Group I and Grou ...

Ex-New Jersey governor Chris Christie slammed President Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policies at ILMA

Base oil market participants appeared to have come to terms with current industry conditions and made a concerted effort to maintain price stab ...

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment approved the Individual Program Plan submitted by the Lubricants Packaging Management Association.