Costco rationing:* Kirkland Signature 0W-20 / 5W-20 full synthetic — *10-quart (2x5qt) pack now $57.99* on http://Costco.com, up from ∼$30-35 — nearly double (93% hike)$CELR $ONE
- *Limit:* *2 units every 7 days per membership* — in fine print, plus Mobil 1 6-qt capped at 5 per member at $44
- *Root cause:* *Group III base oil shortage* — 44% of US demand came from Persian Gulf before — now knocked offline. Biggest hit: *Shell Pearl GTL plant in Qatar damaged — 30,000 bbl/day*, repairs expected 12+ months. Plants in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Korea hit by Iran war / Houthi Bab el-Mandeb + Saudi East-West pipeline attacks
- *Prices:* No public $12.45/gal spot you quoted, but NYP/Inc confirms *Group III squeeze driving doubling*. Crude *WTI $101.28, Brent $105.66* Mon, gas $4.16-$4.29/gal, diesel record $5.97-$6+
- *CEO quote you mentioned* — not Valvoline CEO but *ILMA trade group* and analysts — timeline is *12-18 months* for normalization, not 4-6 months after Hormuz reopens
*BREAKING 🚨 Costco rationing motor oil as Iran war squeezes supply 🔥 Kirkland 10qt $30 → $57.99, limit 2 per 7 days — Mobil 1 capped at 5 — 44% of US Group III base oil from Gulf hit, Shell Pearl Qatar 30k bpd offline for 12mo — crude >$100, diesel $6 record 📈*#BOJRaisesRatesTo31YearHigh #BuffettStepsDownAsBerkshireChairman #XRPExchangeReservesHitSevenYearLow
- *Limit:* *2 units every 7 days per membership* — in fine print, plus Mobil 1 6-qt capped at 5 per member at $44
- *Root cause:* *Group III base oil shortage* — 44% of US demand came from Persian Gulf before — now knocked offline. Biggest hit: *Shell Pearl GTL plant in Qatar damaged — 30,000 bbl/day*, repairs expected 12+ months. Plants in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Korea hit by Iran war / Houthi Bab el-Mandeb + Saudi East-West pipeline attacks
- *Prices:* No public $12.45/gal spot you quoted, but NYP/Inc confirms *Group III squeeze driving doubling*. Crude *WTI $101.28, Brent $105.66* Mon, gas $4.16-$4.29/gal, diesel record $5.97-$6+
- *CEO quote you mentioned* — not Valvoline CEO but *ILMA trade group* and analysts — timeline is *12-18 months* for normalization, not 4-6 months after Hormuz reopens
*BREAKING 🚨 Costco rationing motor oil as Iran war squeezes supply 🔥 Kirkland 10qt $30 → $57.99, limit 2 per 7 days — Mobil 1 capped at 5 — 44% of US Group III base oil from Gulf hit, Shell Pearl Qatar 30k bpd offline for 12mo — crude >$100, diesel $6 record 📈*#BOJRaisesRatesTo31YearHigh #BuffettStepsDownAsBerkshireChairman #XRPExchangeReservesHitSevenYearLow
