North America

Paraffinic base oil prices were mostly stable with activity levels ticking up ahead of the Memorial Day weekend on May 26, which marks the start of th ...

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

Chevron announced a paraffinic posted price decrease, while Calumet and San Joaquin Refining joined two other base oil producers who have decreased pr ...

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

Base oil suppliers have seen encouraging signs from some segments of the market, and less so from others, depending on how each of them might be impac ...

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

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

Some segments of the base oils market saw fairly steady demand, mainly because buyers had been delaying orders for as long as possible and securing mi ...

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

Oil refiners in Brazil produced 52,160 metric tons of base oil in March, according to the latest government data, the first month this year that outpu ...

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

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

Base oil demand in the United States should increase slightly this year, but will remain significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels, an ICIS reporter tol ...

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

A balanced-to-tight supply and demand scenario offered support to current posted prices, with market participants keeping an eye on crude oil as futur ...

Base oil demand was off to a somewhat slow start despite expectations of requirements gathering speed at the start of the spring season. Wavering lubr ...

Upward pressure has started to build on spot base oil prices because of a tighter supply and demand scenario and a sudden uptick in crude oil values. ...

Base oil prices were generally stable, but activity was slightly dampened by uncertainties related to the yo-yo effect of United States tariffs, as so ...

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisiana, United States, claiming the ...

Singaporean investment holding company Paeonia Group has acquired Savant Group for an undisclosed sum.