Plants & Equipment

Two Blending Plants Announced in Turkey

Two Blending Plants Announced in Turkey

May 2, 2023

Petronobel Mineral Oils San and Tic A.S. announced plans last week to build a lubricant blending plant in an industrial ...

Search for Isla Operator Restarts Yet Again

Search for Isla Operator Restarts Yet Again

April 26, 2023

The Curacao government is again going back to step one in its effort to find a replacement operator for the Isla Refiner ...

Terpel Invests in Peru Blending Plant

Terpel Invests in Peru Blending Plant

April 19, 2023

Colombian oil and gas company Terpel is making investments to expand production capacity at its blending plant in Peru, ...

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Small Rerefinery Being Built in Turkey

April 18, 2023

A public-private partnership for waste oil collection and construction of a base oil rerefinery was announced recently b ...

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ExxonMobil to Expand Indonesia Blend Plant

April 14, 2023

As part of a strategy to grab a bigger share of Indonesia’s lubricant market, ExxonMobil plans to double the size of i ...

ExxonMobil to Build Blending Plant in India

ExxonMobil to Build Blending Plant in India

April 7, 2023

Citing the opportunity of a growing market, ExxonMobil announced Friday that it will invest nearly Rs 900 crore to build ...

Chevron Lummus Gets Contracts for Gaslub

Chevron Lummus Gets Contracts for Gaslub

April 5, 2023

Petrobras has licensed technologies from Chevron Lummus Global for an API Group II base oil plant being built as part of ...

Shell Scratches Singapore Group II Plans

Shell Scratches Singapore Group II Plans

March 31, 2023

Shell has decided not to build an API Group II base oil plant at its Singapore fuels and chemicals complex, according to ...

Idemitsu Expands in the U.S.

Idemitsu Expands in the U.S.

March 29, 2023

Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. is adding a building to the warehouse space it leases in southern Indiana near its Uni ...

TotalEnergies Relinquishes Russia Plant

TotalEnergies Relinquishes Russia Plant

March 14, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies handed over management of its Russia lubricant business to a Russian entity, and the tran ...

Aussie Lithium Hydroxide Plant Expands

Aussie Lithium Hydroxide Plant Expands

March 10, 2023

Germany’s GEA announced today that it will supply equipment toward expansion of Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide proces ...

An Update on the Russian Lubricants Market

An Update on the Russian Lubricants Market

March 1, 2023

It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. How has the fallout affected the lubricants market in the region and ab ...

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

March 1, 2023

Lubricant analysis is vital for companies looking to keep expensive and vital equipment in the best shape possible. Euro ...

Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

February 28, 2023

Luberef said Sunday that a previously announced expansion of its base oil plant in Yanbu’ al Bahr, Saudi Arabia, will ...

Dongfeng Castrol JV Plant Starts Production

Dongfeng Castrol JV Plant Starts Production

February 24, 2023

The Dongfeng Castrol Oil Products Co. Ltd. joint venture announced early last month the first batch trial lubricants pro ...

Uzbek Base Oil Plant Progresses on Revamp

Uzbek Base Oil Plant Progresses on Revamp

February 14, 2023

An upgrade of a base oil plant in Fergana, Uzbekistan, is on track for completion by the beginning of 2024, with product ...

Handi Boosts Group III Output

Handi Boosts Group III Output

February 10, 2023

Handi Sunshine Petrochemical has begun commercial production of API Group III base oils at its expanded base oil plant i ...

ExxonMobil Mulls PAO Plant in Asia

ExxonMobil Mulls PAO Plant in Asia

February 3, 2023

ExxonMobil is considering constructing a polyalphaolefin plant in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent posting ...