Re-refined Base Oil: The Bottleneck Is Buyers, Not Chemistry
A panel discussion at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur reached a conclusion about re-refined base oil that has little to do with chemistry. The technical case…
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Petro-Canada Lifts Paraffinic Base Oil Prices by 40 Cents per Gallon
Petro-Canada Lubricants has notified customers of an increase of US$0.40 per gallon across its paraffinic base oil range, effective on shipments made on or after 14 August 2026.…
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Chevron to Broaden North American Base Oil Distribution from 2027
Chevron Products Company has set out a new North American base oil distribution structure that takes effect on 1 May 2027, built on complementary agreements with HF Sinclair…
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China Base Oil, First Half 2026: 150N Averaged RMB 9,233 per Tonne
China's base oil market spent the first half of 2026 trading a geopolitical story rather than a supply-and-demand one. Prices drifted down through the winter, jumped in the…
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Jinan Refinery Ships First High-Viscosity Group II Cargo to Southeast Asia
Sinopec's Jinan refinery has loaded and dispatched its first batch of high-viscosity Group II 10 base oil to Southeast Asia, opening a toll-processing export channel for the site.…
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HF Sinclair to Separate Lubricants Arm and Close Canada’s Largest Base Oil Plant
HF Sinclair has announced that it intends to separate its lubricants and specialties business into an independent listed company, and to close its base oil refinery in Mississauga,…
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China Base Oil Spot Gains 7.6% in a Week as September Costs Bite
Chinese base oil spot prices accelerated into September, and the pace of the move has reset cost assumptions across the downstream chain. Monitoring data for 2 September put…
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Group III Base Oil: What a 235% Reference-Price Move Tells Blenders
Delegates at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition in early September were shown a set of trading indications that few buyers had planned for at the start of the year.…
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Platts to Launch Weekly FOB Asia Group III Assessment
S&P Global Energy's Platts is set to introduce a weekly spot assessment for Group III base oil on an FOB Asia basis, with a proposed effective date of…
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Vertex Energy Plans 6,000 b/d of Conventional Group III in Alabama
Vertex Energy is developing a conventional Group III base oil project at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, built on crude-derived feedstock rather than re-refined used oil. The plan…
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