Africa

Conoil Earnings Down, MRS Oil Up

Conoil Earnings Down, MRS Oil Up

Lube Report EMEA - November 14, 2023

Among Nigerian blenders, Conoil reported a steep decline in gross profit on lower sales for its lubricants segment, whil ...

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Lube Report Asia - October 13, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported a 15% bump in lubricant sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by a 2 ...

Forecast: European Demand Will Slightly Shrink

Forecast: European Demand Will Slightly Shrink

Lube Report EMEA - October 10, 2023

Europe’s finished automotive and lubricant demand is forecast to decrease at a compound annual rate of 0.1% to 2032, h ...

First Half Lube Profits Fall for Vivo Energy

First Half Lube Profits Fall for Vivo Energy

Lube Report EMEA - August 29, 2023

African distributor Vivo Energy reported double-digit declines in profit for its lubricant segment and a 5% decrease in ...

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Ardova Delisted After Acquisition by Ignite

Lube Report EMEA - August 22, 2023

Nigerian fuel and lubricant supplier Ardova Plc has been delisted from Nigeria’s biggest stock exchange after an inves ...

MRS Oil Reports Huge Earnings Increase

MRS Oil Reports Huge Earnings Increase

Lube Report EMEA - August 15, 2023

Nigerian blender MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported a nearly six-fold jump in gross profit and an 18% increase in sales revenu ...

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New Ghana Refinery Will Make Base Oils

Lube Report EMEA - July 18, 2023

Sentuo Group is scheduled to begin commissioning its new refinery in Tema, Ghana, next month, bringing sub-Saharan Afric ...

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BP, Shell Will Not Repair Sapref

Lube Report EMEA - July 4, 2023

BP and Shell have decided not to repair their damaged Sapref joint venture, signaling that the Durban, South Africa, ref ...

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

Lube Report EMEA - June 27, 2023

European grease production declined slightly in 2022, dipping less than a third of one percent compared to the prior yea ...

Algerian Distributor Opens Blending Plant

Algerian Distributor Opens Blending Plant

Lube Report EMEA - May 30, 2023

Aiming to serve what it describes as a vibrant Algerian transportation market, petroleum products distributor Petro Bara ...

Conoil Earnings Drop Despite Reduced Costs

Conoil Earnings Drop Despite Reduced Costs

Lube Report EMEA - May 30, 2023

Nigerian lubricants blender and marketer Conoil reported a 21% decline in gross profit and 51% less sales revenue for th ...

MRS Oil Profits Jump on Reduced Costs

MRS Oil Profits Jump on Reduced Costs

Lube Report EMEA - May 16, 2023

Gross profit for Nigerian blender MRS Oil’s lubricants segment skyrocketed more than 20 fold in the fourth quarter, on ...

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Lube Report EMEA - April 11, 2023

MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported that gross profit for its lubricant segment fell 64% in 2022 due to negative impacts of inf ...

Vivo Lubes Profit Swells on Flat Volumes

Vivo Lubes Profit Swells on Flat Volumes

Lube Report EMEA - March 21, 2023

Vivo Energy, a major distributor of lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a slight decre ...

Ardova Goes from Loss to Profit

Ardova Goes from Loss to Profit

Lube Report EMEA - February 21, 2023

Touting efforts to advance its lubricants business, Nigerian blender Ardova Plc reported strong rebounds in net profit f ...

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Lube Report EMEA - February 14, 2023

Engen and Vivo Energy will combine their respective African businesses to create one of Africa’s largest energy distri ...

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Ardova Chief Wants to Buy Out Minority Owners

Lube Report EMEA - February 14, 2023

The majority owner of Nigerian fuels and lubricant supplier Ardova plc has proposed to buy out other shareholders and to ...