About Base Oil News

The Global Base Oils Market. Daily.

Founded in 2022, Base Oil News delivers news, data and analysis on the global base oils and lubricants market — every day, across every major region.

Base Oil News is open to anyone in the industry. That means our reporting reaches the entire supply chain — producers, refiners, blenders, traders, distributors, logistics providers, additives suppliers and end-users.

At a time of significant supply disruption and rapidly shifting trade flows, that accessibility matters.

The Editor

Iain Pocock, Global Editor of Base Oil News, has more than twenty years’ experience covering energy and commodity markets at Bloomberg, Reuters and Argus Media, with a specialism in base oils.

He has worked directly with producers, blenders, traders and buyers across all major regions, and understands how supply chains, pricing and market dynamics interact across a complex and often opaque global market.

What We Cover

Supply, demand, trade flows, cargo movements, pricing trends and industry developments — daily, across all major regions.

We combine verified data with analysis that explains not just what is happening, but why it matters and what it means for your business — whether you are managing procurement, planning supply, navigating a disrupted trade route, or assessing price exposure in spot and forward markets.

Who Reads Base Oil News

Base oils producers

Lubricant blenders

Traders and distributors

Logistics and shipping providers

Bulk buyers, OEMs and industrial end-users

Additives suppliers

How We’re Different

Freely available: Broader reach, faster information flow, and a more transparent market for everyone.

Daily coverage: News and analysis published every day, across every major region.

Fundamentals first: We cover supply, demand, trade flows and regional dynamics — the forces that drive prices, not just the price levels themselves.

Risk management support: As base oils pricing grows more complex — financially as well as physically — reliable daily data supports sharper decisions across the supply chain.

Reach the Market With Us

Base Oil News puts your brand in front of over 20,000 monthly readers and 3,500+ newsletter subscribers across website, newsletter, digital magazine and social media — every day. Newsletter open rates consistently above 27%.