Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Steep crude oil and feedstock prices, coupled with tight supply fundamentals continued to place upward pressure on base ...


Pearl Repairs Targeted for First Quarter

Repairs to damaged production train of the Pearl gas-to-liquids facility in Ras Laffan, Qatar, are on track to be comple...


Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Steep crude oil and feedstock values continued to exert upward pressure on base oil prices. Crude oil and diesel hovered...


Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

With the turmoil in the Middle East worsening this week after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Base oil business activity was fairly subdued and prices were generally stable, but some players wondered whether this m...


Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Spot base oil prices underwent few fluctuations during the week on muted trading as participants seemed to take a pause ...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Price activity shifted to the naphthenic base oils side this week, as San Joaquin Refining announced a price increase fo...


Have Engine Oils Become Too Thin?

Have Engine Oils Become Too Thin? Automobile and lubricant industries in North America have begun the process to develop...


Gulf Coast Refineries Unscathed by Bertha

Refineries along the Gulf of Mexico were largely unaffected by Tropical Storm Bertha, which first made landfall in south...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Market attention partly turned to events happening closer to home than the Middle East conflict this week, as a tropical...