Editor, Base Oils - Gabriela Wheeler joined Lubes'n'Greases Publishing as base oils editor in 2013. She was previously senior editor at ICIS, where she was responsible for weekly price analysis and news about diverse markets, from base oils to polyolefins, fertilizers and sulphuric acid. Gabriela graduated with an M.A. in English and Linguistics from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, and currently resides with her family in Tokyo, Japan, having also lived and worked in the United States, Argentina, Poland, the Dominican Republic and Denmark.
Gabriela Wheeler explains why the North American base oil market is resisting its usual seasonal slowdown.
Despite posted price increases in September, there has been a sense of anxiety hanging over the base oil market during t …
Several factors seemed to have helped keep the base oil supply overhang in check during the third quarter. Gabriela Whee …
After a rather slumberous spring and summer, activity in the base oil market has finally started to pick up.
Gabriela Wheeler outlines the major factors that have placed downward pressure on base oil prices this year.
The summer driving season usually ushers in increased base oil activity, but market dynamics this year have deviated fro …
Why has activity in the base oil market been unusually drowsy this year? Gabriela Wheeler explores the root causes.
Activity in the base oil market continues to be lethargic. Might a change be in store despite recent posted price decrea …
The impact of electric vehicles on the lubricants industry will be different in Asia than in Europe and North America be …
The base oil market got off to a slow start in 2023. Might its sluggishness be a precursor to a more upbeat year?
The base oil supply and demand landscape has changed significantly in recent years, with global capacity for API Group I …
Are falling base oil prices and the beginning of the spring season ushering in an uptick of activity in the base oil mar …
Just when the base oil market seemed to be settling, the new year ushered in a round price decreases.
Despite the challenges to the base oil market in 2022, industry players are wishing for market stability during the New …
API Group II base oils will continue to be used in many applications for years to come, despite the move towards vehicle …
Once more, supply and demand do not match in the North American base oil market. What has caused the imbalance?
Posted base oil prices seemed to settle into a more typical pattern this fall, but has the market returned to normality …
Base oil pricing dynamics cooled off a bit in September. Gabriela Wheeler explains which factors helped to steady the ma …
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