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

Fuchs and KCF Partner on Equipment Failures

Fuchs and KCF Partner on Equipment Failures

Fuchs has partnered with KCF Technologies to help manufacturers reduce downtime and operating costs by addressing lubric …

Blue Water Bids $10 Billion for Citgo

Blue Water Bids $10 Billion for Citgo

An acquisition company made the winning U.S.$10 billion bid for the beleaguered ex-Venezuelan refiner Citgo.

Protest at Lube Company Over Deadly Accident

Protest at Lube Company Over Deadly Accident

Labor organizations and social activists staged a protest outside a lubricant company where three workers were killed a …

Lube Group Presents Waste Oil Management Plan in Chile 

Lube Group Presents Waste Oil Management Plan in Chile 

A collective waste lubricant management organization seeks approval from the regulators.

Career Moves: Who’s Now Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Now Working Where

Who’s now working where

Triboserv Joins Kluber’s Stable

Triboserv Joins Kluber’s Stable

Kluber Lubrication acquired lubricant automation firm TriboServ for an undisclosed sum.

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Seqens introduced Sulfad 1529E, an extreme pressure additive now listed on the Lubricant Substance Classification (LuSC) …

Kixx Refreshes its Branding as it Looks to the Future

Kixx Refreshes its Branding as it Looks to the Future

To coincide with its 20th anniversary, Kixx, the lubricant brand of GS Caltex, is excited to reveal a new branding, ide …

Explosion at Louisiana Lubricant Blender

Explosion at Louisiana Lubricant Blender

A series of explosions ripped through Smitty’s Supply, a lubricant blender and distributor based in Roseland, Louisia …

Pertamina Refining Unit Buys Stake in Base Oil JV

Pertamina Refining Unit Buys Stake in Base Oil JV

Pertamina’s refining division acquired a 14% stake in base oil producer Patra SK from SK Enmove

New Distribution Deals Puts Richful into Latin America

New Distribution Deals Puts Richful into Latin America

Richful inked a deal with BAISA to be its exclusive distributor for Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

Chevron Philips Doubles Belgian PAO Capacity

Chevron Philips Doubles Belgian PAO Capacity

CPC finished the expansion of its Belgian low-viscosity PAO unit, nearly doubling capacity.

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 …