Daniel Bland

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Big Oil’s Shrinking Share in Andes Region

Big Oil’s Shrinking Share in Andes Region

Except for Venezuela, lubricant demand in South Americas Andes region has been growing in recent years, and the biggest …

South America Survives Without PdVSA Base Oils

South America Survives Without PdVSA Base Oils

The sidelining of base oil plants operated by Venezuelas national oil company may be crippling that nations lubricant in …

Croda Gains Leverage in Brazil

Croda Gains Leverage in Brazil

Croda International is seeing the fruits of its strategic investments in Brazil, with subsidiary Croda do Brasil complet …

Cosans Moove Buys European Distributors

Cosans Moove Buys European Distributors

Moove, the lubricant and base oil arm of Brazil-based energy multinational Cosan, announced the recent acquisition of tw …

Cosans Moove Buys European Distributors

Cosans Moove Buys European Distributors

Moove, the lubricant and base oil arm of Brazil-based energy multinational Cosan, announced the recent acquisition of tw …

In Search of Motor Oil in Venezuela

In Search of Motor Oil in Venezuela

The economic and political crisis in Venezuela is strangling trade of many types of products, including engine oils. A d …

Brazils Economy Gradually Recovers

Brazils Economy Gradually Recovers

After several years of tribulation, Brazils economy is making a much-awaited recovery. An economist said recently that t …

Base Oil Imports Jump in Brazil

Base Oil Imports Jump in Brazil

Base oil imports to Brazil have increased sharply in 2018, jumping 38 percent in the first five months of the year compa …

Brazilian Market Bouncing Back

Brazilian Market Bouncing Back

After several years of decline, Brazil’s lubricant industry is showing signs of reviving, according to speakers at an in …

Venezuelan Market Battered by Economy

Venezuelan Market Battered by Economy

Venezuelas economic and political crisis has hammered its vaunted petroleum industry, and the nations lubricant market i …