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Shell agreed to sell Jiffy Lube International and its subsidiary Premium Velocity Auto to an affiliate of Monomoy Capital Partners for $1.3 billion, t ...

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March 11, 2026

Repsol’s Bike Oils Hit the Track Repsol Lubricants introduced the Extreme range of motorcycle oils, developed using the same polyalphaolefin-bas ...

With crude oil prices skyrocketing to multi-year highs amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, it was not surprising that several paraffinic and ...

Russia’s lubricant market declined slightly in 2025 after several years of post-sanctions growth, according to analysis presented at a recent indust ...

The United Kingdom operating unit of Fuchs has increased manufacturing capacity at its Stoke-on-Trent site, investing in filling infrastructure and di ...

As the United States and Israeli war against Iran entered its second week, causing upheaval across the Middle East and to global oil and gas markets.

Savita Oil Technologies commissioned phase two of its synthetic ester plant at Mahad in Maharashtra, the company said in a regulatory filing to the Bo ...

Base oil market participants have been intently watching developments related to the United States, Israel and Iran conflict this week. With the geopo ...

Crude oil and diesel prices surged to multi-month highs following news that the United States and Israel had launched a coordinated attack on Feb. 28 ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Saudi Aramco signed a base oil supply agreement aimed at strengthening supply stability and commercial coordination. S ...

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March 4, 2026

Vertex Expands Group III Portfolio with VTX-R6 Vertex Energy Inc. has added VTX-R6, a 6 centiStoke API Group III rerefined base oil to its base ...

Researchers measured carbon footprints of different greases to find what factors matter most. Their conclusions: Choice of base stock and thickeners ...

Malaysian waste management company and rerefiner Pentas Flora will supply rerefined API Group II+ and Group III base oils to Japan, formalizing its en ...

Azerbaijan exported 30,252 metric tons of finished lubricating oils in 2025, according to calculations by local news agency Report.az based on officia ...

Operations have ceased at QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan LNG processing facility and the nearby Mesaieed power plant following an Iranian drone strike, ac ...

The United States and Israel declared war on Iran on Feb. 28, launching strikes against infrastructure aimed predominantly at the removal of the Irani ...

Ganesan Ganapathi offers best practices for commissioning and starting up finished lubricant factories.

The German producer of Mannol lubricants remains committed to the United Kingdom market after being hit with punitive tariffs and accusations of impro ...

Taking oxygen out of lubricating systems could largely halt oxidation, researchers say, greatly extending the useful life of lubricants.