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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 28, 2024

Base oils have bucked the general pricing trends for petroleum products in recent weeks, with rates for API Group I and ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 24, 2024

While there were no unexpected incidents in Asia this week, there was a sense of unease and trepidation as geopolitical ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

May 22, 2024

Base oil suppliers noticed a burst of activity ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on May 27, which unofficially marks the ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 21, 2024

Sunday’s death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi raised levels of trepidation in the Middle East, leaving players in ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 17, 2024

Availability of a few base oil grades has tightened in Asia, catapulting prices to higher levels, while other cuts seem ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

May 15, 2024

Base oil demand has shown a healthy uptick over the last two weeks, as blenders bolster inventories for the summer drivi ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 14, 2024

The conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza continue to grab the headlines, with Russia making advances into Ukraine territory and ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 10, 2024

Trading in some base oil segments was brisk, but some corners of the market have started to slow down, perhaps because c ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

May 8, 2024

Additional posted price decreases emerged within the Group II+ and API Group III categories during the week. SK Enmove a ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

May 7, 2024

Geopolitical events have fundamental effects on energy prices, and ultimately the prices applied to petroleum products s ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

May 3, 2024

Supply and demand fundamentals in several base oil segments were balanced-to-tight, allowing for prices to remain on a s ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

May 1, 2024

Following a round of posted price increases issued by a majority of paraffinic base oil producers in April, Motiva surpr ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

April 30, 2024

The past week was relatively serene in the Middle East Gulf region, with no further reprisal attacks from Iran or Israel ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

April 26, 2024

Increased availability of some base oil grades was starting to exert downward pressure on prices in Asia, but values for ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

April 24, 2024

According to base oil suppliers, the implementation of posted price increases appeared to have inhibited orders to a cer ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

April 23, 2024

To the relief of many, the break-out of direct hostilities between Israel and Iran seems to be de-escalating after a ser ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

April 19, 2024

A tightening supply and demand scenario in some segments of the Asian market drove prices to steeper levels, while other ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

April 17, 2024

A number of base oil suppliers have implemented posted price increases over the last two weeks, with a few others joinin ...