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

Mixed Results for Turkey’s Tupras

Mixed Results for Turkey’s Tupras

Tupras, Turkey’s sole producer of virgin API Group I base oils, reported second-quarter earnings ahead of forecasts, s …

Saudi Finished Lube Market Growing Apace

Saudi Finished Lube Market Growing Apace

A construction and tourism boom and a rapidly expanding vehicle fleet are beefing up finished lubricant demand in Saudi …

First Hydrogen ICE Service Truck Hits China’s Roads

First Hydrogen ICE Service Truck Hits China’s Roads

A sprinkler truck in Cangzhou, China has become the country’s first hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle to ent …

Chevron Philips Doubles Belgian PAO Capacity

Chevron Philips Doubles Belgian PAO Capacity

Chevron Phillips Chemical has finished expanding its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins production facility in Belgium, more …

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers announced Monday that it postponed its 2025 STLE Tribology Fronti …

Global Uncertainty Dampens Fuchs’ Results

Global Uncertainty Dampens Fuchs’ Results

Ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, and weak industrial activity in Europe, pushed Fuchs to revise its full-y …

Luberef Earnings Sag, S-Oil Rebounds

Luberef Earnings Sag, S-Oil Rebounds

Two of Saudi Aramco’s base oil refiners posted their H1 results.

SK to Merge Battery and Base Oil Divisions

SK to Merge Battery and Base Oil Divisions

SK Innovation announced online that it will merge its battery and lubricants subsidiaries.

Ergon Opens Transformer Center in Asia

Ergon Opens Transformer Center in Asia

Ergon has opened its first transformer oil Technology Centre in Asia

EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drooping

EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drooping

The European Union’s commercial vehicle market weakened in the first half of 2025, with registrations falling across …

BP Struggling to Lock in Castrol Buyer

BP Struggling to Lock in Castrol Buyer

All but one potential buyer for U.K. lubricant company Castrol have dropped out.

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

Fuchs, the world’s largest independent lubricant company, has revised its results outlook, blaming weak demand from key …

Chinese Firm to Build Zambia Refinery and Blending Plant

Chinese Firm to Build Zambia Refinery and Blending Plant

Zambia has signed a $1.1 billion agreement with China’s Fujian Xiang Xin to build a major oil refinery in Ndola, with …

Vibra Mulls Moove Purchase

Vibra Mulls Moove Purchase

Brazil’s Vibra Energia kicked off discussions with Cosan S.A. over potentially buying its lubricants business Moove.

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Lubrilog’s line of PFAS-free products. Tecsia Indonesia is Lubrizol Fluid Engineering distributor. UL Solutions data c …

Brazil’s Vibra Launches Self-branded Base Oil

Brazil’s Vibra Launches Self-branded Base Oil

Vibra, Brazil’s largest fuel distributor, launched a new brand, Vibra Base Oil.

Career Moves

Career Moves

Who’s now working where?

Shell Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

Shell Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

Shell Lubricants completed its acquisition of Raj Petro Specialities Pvt., taking full ownership of the India-based comp …