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Base Oil Price Report

September 12, 2001

By Tim Sullivan U.S. base oil producers reported no price changes in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Tuesday. One marke ...

The World Tribology Congress will cross the Atlantic in 2005, as the International Tribology Council has voted to hold the meetings third edition in W ...

Results of a U.S. lubricant industry salary survey paint a typical sales and marketing professional as a 46-year-old 16-year veteran who earns approxi ...

Chevron and Texaco have cleared the major regulatory hurdle to their $34.4 billion merger and have now committed Texaco to divesting its interests in ...

Contrary to some media reports, base oil refiners said operations at facilities along the Gulf of Mexico were not altered in the wake of Tuesdays terr ...

Base Oil Price Report

September 5, 2001

Base oil prices have been relatively stable this summer and suppliers said they foresee no reason for that to change in the near future. After steadil ...

As her previous employer, Texaco, prepared to shed its interest in the Equilon and Motiva joint ventures, Equilon Lubricants President Louise Nemanich ...

D.A. Stuart Selling L.A. Plant

September 5, 2001

D.A. Stuart Co. plans to sell its Los Angeles lubricant plant, apparently to Goldenwest Lubricants Inc., of South El Monte, Calif. Officials at Warren ...

Conoco Sells Cit-Con Stake

September 5, 2001

In a deal that signals Conoco’s focus on Group II and III base stocks, the Houston energy company has agreed to sell its share in the Cit-Con lu ...