Emeka Umejei

Emeka.Umejei@lubesngreases.com

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Nigeria Hikes Tariff on Lube Imports

Nigeria Hikes Tariff on Lube Imports

Nigeria will soon increase its tariff on imported finished lubricants and greases from 10 percent to 30 percent. Supplie …

Nigerian Blender to Boost Capacity

Nigerian Blender to Boost Capacity

Nigerian lubricant producer Conoil will invest 5 billion naira (U.S. $2.5 million) on an additional blending plant in La …

Sapref Turnaround May Pressure South African Lubes

Sapref Turnaround May Pressure South African Lubes

Saprefs refinery in Durban, South Africa, has moved up a scheduled two-month maintenance shutdown following an April 17 …

Zambia Lubes Driven by Mining & Agriculture

Zambia Lubes Driven by Mining & Agriculture

Agriculture and mining consume about 40 percent of Zambias lubricant volume, 80 percent of which is imported. While the …

Last Word

Last Word

Emeka Umejei reports on the effects of currency devaluations in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ghana Firm Buys Vivo Stake

Ghana Firm Buys Vivo Stake

Vivo Energy reached an agreement with a local investor, CH Group Ltd., to take an 8-percent equity stake in Vivos Ghanai …

African Currency Devaluation Offsets Base Oil Drops

African Currency Devaluation Offsets Base Oil Drops

Lubricants producers in Africa say the fluctuation of the foreign exchange rate to U.S. dollars has mitigated the impact …

Ownership Mandate Trips Vivo in Ghana

Ownership Mandate Trips Vivo in Ghana

Vivo Energy, owner of Shells former downstream operations in Ghana, is striving to regain its license to operate there a …

Will Group II Fly in Africa?

Will Group II Fly in Africa?

Applications for Group II base oils are on the upswing in Europe and other parts of the world. A critical question is wh …

Base Oil, Currency Trends Offset in Nigeria

Base Oil, Currency Trends Offset in Nigeria

Lubricant producers in Nigeria believe that declining oil prices will not impact finished lubricant prices in the countr …

Upgrading Kenyas Lubricants Market

Upgrading Kenyas Lubricants Market

Although API Group I base oil dominates Kenyas lubricants market, some Group IIs have entered the arena. And blenders fo …

Group I Supply Worries Arise in Africa

Group I Supply Worries Arise in Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – While Africas base oil market remains focused on API Group I base oil, it is not immune to pre …

Will Ergon Alter Pale Oil Market?

Will Ergon Alter Pale Oil Market?

Ergons entry into Africas naphthenic market may intensify the competition in the region, where demand stems now mainly f …

General Petroleum Aims for African Consolidation

General Petroleum Aims for African Consolidation

Prospects for Africas economic growth are on the rise with a 5.2 percent increase in GDP expected in 2014. As a result, …

Nigeria Reverses Base Oil Import Tariff Cut

Nigeria Reverses Base Oil Import Tariff Cut

The Nigerian Custom Service this month stated that base oils will once again be subjected to an import tariff of 10 perc …

Nigeria Plots Lube Industrys Future

Nigeria Plots Lube Industrys Future

Nigeria held its first Lubricant Summit in Lagos in August to discuss the state of the industry and plan the sectors fut …

Nigerian Base Oil Tariff Cut

Nigerian Base Oil Tariff Cut

The Lubricant Producers Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Customs Service resolved an impasse caused when the agenc …

Tanzania Blenders Contend with Counterfeiting

Tanzania Blenders Contend with Counterfeiting

Local and international brands are competing for a share of Tanzanias thriving lubricant market. Heres a look at the pro …