Capacity North America is a major global base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at 14.95 ...

With domestic demand showing few signs of improving, base oil producers in the United States have been focusing on concl...

The U.S. base oil market was hurt by deteriorating finished lubricant demand in 2023, while strong demand for exports he...

The Latin American base oil market is going through a challenging time as its top economies – Brazil and Mexico – un...

A powerful winter storm sweeping across the United States over the last week forced several refineries and gas productio...

Base oil production in the United States continues on the path to recovery, but the import and export scene has been sli...

After years of reduced production, Mexico’s government wants state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos to raise its output of ba...

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. announced yesterday the completion of its $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern,...

Conflicting currents roiled the United States base oils market, as healthy demand and limited availability in some segme...

Base Oils Get Moving    By train, boat or automobile, North American base oil makers need to ship their produc...