A series of explosions ripped through Smitty’s Supply, a lubricant blender and distributor based in Roseland, Louisiana, starting a fire that sent f ...

The summer driving season in the United States is about to reach its denouement, and this dampened motor oil consumption as the peak oil changing peri ...

While domestic base oil prices were mostly stable, spot export indications for some grades have slipped on account of growing supplies and producers� ...

With supply and demand conditions showing little change over the week, base oil prices were generally reported as stable. The market was still digesti ...

The base oils market seems to have slipped into a summer slumber, with demand described as steady, but not particularly vigorous as the height of the ...

With the summer driving season underway and base oil demand beginning to decline as the peak lubricant production cycle winds down, buyers were focuse ...

Earlier talk about potential base oil price increases appeared to have subsided as crude oil futures have retreated. While most segments of the market ...

Following a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Iran last week, crude oil prices slumped, easing concerns about potential base oil posted price incre ...

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

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

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

Some base oil suppliers continued to observe a steady stream of orders, while others have started to see signs of softening demand. This situation was ...

Fundamentals were relatively stable for base oils and lubricants as the summer driving season unofficially got underway on Memorial Day, May 26 – in ...

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.