Paraffinic Group III+

Steve Haffner explores how advances in additive and base stock technology have impacted base oil demand and how they will continue to do so in the lon ...

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisiana, United States, claiming the ...

Plans for a rerefinery in Tampa, Florida were on the books for so long, the industry could be forgiven for considering the plan a mirage. However, Pur ...

Neste has agreed to sell its API Group III business to Chevron, the companies announced Monday, a deal that expands Chevron’s presence in the growin ...

PAO Springs Forward

March 4, 2021

Polyalphaolefins are expensive, available from just a handful of producers and increasingly being replaced in automotive lubricants by alternatives su ...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. said Monday that it will now guarantee that its base stocks meet specified parameters for viscosity index and tendency to e ...

All vehicles require a range of lubricants, greases, coolants and fluids, and EVs are no exception. Existing base stock technology may satisfy these n ...

The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for API Group III+ base stocks because they will be needed to formulate engine o ...

The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for Group III+ base stocks because they will be needed to formulate engine oils ...

Petronas aims to double its supply of API Group III base oils within four years, a top official with its international lubricants arm said recently, s ...

API Group III base oil will enjoy the strongest base stock demand growth through 2017, followed by Group II, consultancy Kline and Co. concluded in st ...