Insights & Updates

Dear Readers, October brought something we had not seen much of earlier this year: buyers gaining some negotiating room, even as certain base oils

Dear Readers, October brought a different kind of pressure to the petroleum market. By this point in the year, the industry is usually settling

Dear Readers, September was a month where the base oil market felt steadier, but not necessarily easier. For North American buyers, the panic of

Dear Readers, September felt like a market trying to catch its breath without fully letting its guard down. The sharpness of summer began to

In this month’s update, we cover the biggest factors affecting cost and availability in the specialty oil supply chain: For buyers planning Q4 orders,

OUR OBSERVATION Dear Readers, August was not a loud month in the base oil market, but it was not an easy one either. For