U.S. Base Oil Price Report

January 10, 2018

Motiva, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Phillips 66, Flint Hills Resources and Kleen Performance Products issued price increases over the past few days. The price hikes were said...

Editor’s Letter

January 3, 2018

Beginning this week, LubesnGreases is switching to a regional format for Lube Report - and launching a third online newsletter. The new newsletter is Lube...

From Other Editions of Lube Report

January 3, 2018

UAE Blender Changes HandsQuaker Buys Out India JVWuerth Group Acquires Liqui MolySinopec Project Doubles NPG Capacity

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

January 3, 2018

Crude oil futures ushered in the New Year registering two-year highs, which prompted base oil participants to keep an anxious eye on developments as feedstock...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

January 3, 2018

Adrian Brown is away. His column will reappear in the Jan. 10 issue.

Briefly Noted

January 3, 2018

McDougall Energy Inc. of Salt Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada, acquired the assets of Davis Fuels, also a family-owned fuel and lubricant distributor in Ontario,...

Calumet Posts Third Quarter Loss

January 3, 2018

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. reported a $23.6 million loss, improving from a $33.4 million loss in 2016s third quarter. The company announced Nov. 10...

API Engine Oil Licensing Fees Rise

January 3, 2018

Fees for the American Petroleum Institutes Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System increased Dec. 1 in order to offset the costs of APIs consumer education...

New Vehicles Reshape Latin Americas Market

January 3, 2018

Many of the automotive engine oil trends that are swaying markets globally - the drive for greater fuel economy, extended service life and durability, and...