India Police Arrest Four in Counterfeit Lube Sting

Police in India’s Odisha state have arrested four people in connection with an alleged operation manufacturing and sup...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

The supply and demand balance in the API Group III segment remained extremely tight, while crude oil and feedstock price...


Briefly Noted

IPAC Jurong New Facility International Petroleum Products & Additives Co. opened a new manufacturing plant on Singap...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner revived separate talks last weekend with Russian and Ukrainian pres...


Crisis Puts Distributors Between Rock, Hard Place

The global supply crisis has put base oil distributors in difficult positions.


Why Routes to Market Matter

Strategic decisions about how and where to supply finished products can greatly affect a company’s success.


Richful Earnings Rose in First Half

Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. earned a healthy profit in the first six months of 2026 thanks to increased demand from C...


Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Mounting supplies and wavering demand continued to place downward pressure on API Group I and Group II prices in Asia, b...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The Strait of Hormuz, the lynchpin to many global base oil markets, remains closed to all but a handful of vessels deeme...


Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Base oil spot values in Asia have reached a turning point in that prices for most grades — with the exception of API G...