If business, including the lubricant and base oil industries, had hoped for quick resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, they will ha ...

TotalEnergies opened an oil condition monitoring laboratory and closed out operations in Manilla.

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could have great impact on base oil m ...

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating global headlines – from trade war ...

The dust-up in Washington between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed how much things can change in a week, and impacts may be felt in base oi ...

Fuchs Group inaugurated its expanded production facility in South Africa after shelling out €26 million to add new equipment to existing facilities. ...

On the third anniversary of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, with the United States roiling the Western alliance as it bids to end the war, the ...

This week saw the start of talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine – a goal that could cause significant impacts on ...

Two protesters disrupted a presentation by a Shell official at the ICIS World Base Oils and Lubricants Conference in London Thursday, part of a coordi ...

United States President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs this week on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, an action that could hurt produce ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are bogged down at the moment, constrained by geopolitical factors ranging from the ongoing war ...

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, some businesses in Israel and Lebanon – including lubricant producers – are trying to ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are now back in full swing, with many buyers looking for available barrels to replace inventorie ...

Base oil trading has certainly resumed across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but business in many parts of the regions is sluggish due to a lack ...

Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, base oil trade began ramping up as individuals involved returned to their desks Monday. There was little ne ...

As 2024 wound down, base oil markets were exceptionally quiet the past week – perhaps more than they otherwise would have been due to the timing of ...

As the 2024 calendar year winds down,European, Middle Eastern and African many finished lubricant producers have limited operations with the aim of re ...

Energy markets once again appear to be taking in stride dramatic developments in the Middle East – the type of drama that in the past often triggere ...

The rapid and surprising fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime in Syria heralds a new day in that long embattled country. It also raises the prospect of ...

Nigerian energy company Ardova has opened a sparkling new lubricant blending plant in Apapa, a district of the capital Lagos.