Simon Johns

SIMON@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Managing Editor InSites - Simon Johns is the managing editor of Lubes'n'Greases’ InSites. He joined the company in September 2017, bringing a decade of publishing experience, most of which was spent heading an upstream-focused publication covering global oil and gas markets. Simon hails from the south of England but currently lives in Istanbul, where in his spare time he plays music and hosts a weekly radio program with his son.

Recent Articles

0Ws Fastest-growing Engine Oil Segment, Chevron

0Ws Fastest-growing Engine Oil Segment, Chevron

London — SAE 0W lubricants are projected to become the fastest-growing light-duty engine oil segment over the next de …

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Harrison SPARC Debuts Eco-Focused EP Additive

Harrison SPARC has transitioned from development phase to commercial r …

January EV Sales Climb as Overall Market Contracts

January EV Sales Climb as Overall Market Contracts

The year started with weak demand for new passenger cars in the European Union, with registrations across the bloc decl …

Renewables Spoil Strong Core Earnings for BP in 2025

Renewables Spoil Strong Core Earnings for BP in 2025

U.K.-based energy major BP reported a profit of $7.5 billion for 2025, underscoring resilient core earnings from fossil …

Chemical Downturn Weighs on Dow’s 2025 Results

Chemical Downturn Weighs on Dow’s 2025 Results

Dow Inc. ended 2025 in the red, as sliding prices, lower operating rates and hefty restructuring charges neutralized co …

Discarded Radioactive Material Found at Smitty’s

Discarded Radioactive Material Found at Smitty’s

Pictured behind a police cordon are five 55-gallon black drums of unspecified material labeled “radioactive.” The i …

ICIS: Base Oil Demand Growing in Africa, Middle East

ICIS: Base Oil Demand Growing in Africa, Middle East

London – Global base oil demand growth remains modest in aggregate but hides divergent regional shifts, Michael Conno …

Ireland Backdoor into U.K. for Lube Dumping

Ireland Backdoor into U.K. for Lube Dumping

An email seen by Lube Report indicates that U.K. trade remedy duties on certain lubricants may be unenforceable in Nort …

Ardova Launch Aims for Lower-priced Segment

Ardova Launch Aims for Lower-priced Segment

Ardova Plc introduced a new lubricant, AP Supermax, on Thursday in Lagos as part of a strategy to expand its presence in …

Lukoil Sells Foreign Assets

Lukoil Sells Foreign Assets

Russian energy company Lukoil entered a nonexclusive deal with United States-based equity firm Carlyle to sell Lukoil In …

Infineum, Rianlon Enter Supply Agreement

Infineum, Rianlon Enter Supply Agreement

United Kingdom-based lubricant additive manufacturer Infineum signed a supply agreement with Chinese additive component …

ExxonMobil Breaks Ground on Group III Unit at Baytown

ExxonMobil Breaks Ground on Group III Unit at Baytown

ExxonMobil has begun construction on a major expansion of API Group III base oil production at its Baytown complex in T …

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

New Depot for U.S. LubricantsU.S. Lubricants has opened a new distribution warehouse in the Philadelphia area, expandin …

Career Moves

Career Moves

Chevron OroniteChevron Oronite made Laurent Jumelle as its new president, following the transition of Cary Knuth to a d …

New Sanctions on Russian Products “Ill Thought Out”

New Sanctions on Russian Products “Ill Thought Out”

The European Union’s 18th package of sanctions on Russia will have little effect on base oil markets or revenues, acc …

20 Years that Reshaped Mineral Base Oils

20 Years that Reshaped Mineral Base Oils

The geography, quality and scale of global base oil supply has fundamentally changed over the past two decades. Global …

Global Base Oil Oversupply, Argus

Global Base Oil Oversupply, Argus

A global oversupply of base oils weighed on U.S. base oil margins through 2025 and is expected to keep pressure on the …

Sanctioned Russian Products Threaten EU Market, UEIL

Sanctioned Russian Products Threaten EU Market, UEIL

In an open letter from the Union of the European Lubricant Industry (UEIL) to the European Commission, the union’s pr …