Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Excel Paralubes communicated a posted price increase, following similar initiatives by other base oil producers since th...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Calumet and Chevron joined several other base oil producers who communicated posted price increases in August. The marku...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

In the Middle East, still no clear progress toward the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Statements continue that Iran ...


Base Oils Under Pressure: Hormuz, War and Global Disruption

Participants in a Lubes’n’Greases webinar discussed how fall-out from the war between the United States, Israel and ...


Geopolitics Impacts on Base Oils: Group III Requirements and Supply Chain Vulnerability

Evolving performance standards for passenger car engine oils have narrowed formulator base stock options, making base oi...


25 Years of Varnish and the Mistake We Keep Making

Incorrect conclusions and lack of understanding lead the power generation industry to blame Group II base stocks for inc...


August Base Oil Report

The Light at the End of the Tunnel Will the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran hold? Will crude oil an...


The Rise and Stumble of Richful

China-based Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. was in the midst of a large global expansion. Then the European Union sanctio...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Motiva, SK Enmove and Avista Oil announced posted price increases, driven by tight global availability of Group II+ and ...


HF Sinclair to Distribute SK Enmove’s Yubase Group III

SK Enmove and HF Sinclair’s Lubricants & Specialties segment have signed long-term agreements covering the sup...