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Article Excerpt: Renewed conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude oil sharply higher and returned uncertainty to petroleum supply chains. Here is what fleets, municipalities, contractors and procurement teams should understand about the potential impact on lubricants. The global petroleum market entered another period of sharp volatility on July 13, 2026, as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions raised concerns about the movement of oil and energy products through the

Published by PETRO DAWG | June 2026 If you've been waiting for lubricant prices to come back down to earth, we're not going to sugarcoat it: you may be waiting a long time. And planning your procurement strategy around the hope of a price drop could be the most expensive mistake you make this year. Here's what's actually happening, why it happened, and — more importantly — what you can do about it right now. What Just Happened: The Price Tsunami Nobody Saw Coming The North Am

The lubricant market has stopped behaving like a quiet commodity category. For years, motor oil, diesel engine oil, hydraulic fluid, grease, coolant, antifreeze, DEF, gear oil, and related fleet maintenance products were treated as predictable line items. Bid the item. Award the contract. Deliver the product. Repeat. That structure works when input costs are stable, availability is reliable, and replacement pricing stays within a range that suppliers and buyers can reasonably