Synthetic Base Stocks

Synthetic base stocks, unlike mineral base oils in Groups I–III, are synthesized from molecules with identical structu...


South America

Capacity South America is another small base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at approxim...


North America

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


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Chevron announced a posted price decrease for its API Group II base oils this week. The price revision wasn’t a comple...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

A few participants rushed to finalize business ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the United States on Nove...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

The successful completion of a plant turnaround coupled with slowing demand was expected to lead to oversupply condition...


Lube Group Presents Waste Oil Management Plan in Chile 

A collective waste lubricant management organization seeks approval from the regulators.


U.S. Base Oil Imports and Exports

Over the past 20 years, U.S. base oil exports have been on a generally upward trajectory, except for a dip around the gl...


YPF Sells Brazil Lube Plant

Argentina’s state-owned energy company YPF sold its finished lubricant factory near Sao Paul, Brazil, to local company...


YPF Backs Down on Bolivia Price Hike

YPF u-turned last week on a lubricant price hike in Bolivia under pressure from a number of local transport associations...