Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

With crude oil prices skyrocketing to multi-year highs amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, it was not surprisin...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Crude oil and diesel prices surged to multi-month highs following news that the United States and Israel had launched a ...


March Base Oil Report

U.S. base oil producers handled this year’s arctic blast much better than in 2021.


Brazil Base Oil Production Dropped in 2025

Base oil production in Brazil fell 4% in 2025 but was still the country’s second-highest total since the COVID-19 pand...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

With the market still showing signs of being oversupplied and fewer export opportunities because of lackluster demand in...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Despite recent run rate reductions at a number of plants due to freezing weather and a shift toward additional diesel an...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

While the winter storm that affected large parts of the United States and Canada last week and the freezing temperatures...


Swamped: New Projects Swell Base Oil Surplus

A tidal wave of mineral base oil capacity is surging onto a global market that already has a supply overhang. Exporters ...


February Base Oil Report

Gabriela Wheeler discusses some signs that demand for U.S. base oils could improve in coming months, although prices ma...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Freezing temperatures and heavy snow blanketed large swaths of the United States and Canada this week, knocking out powe...