Russian lubricant blender United Petrochemicals opened a line that produces metal motor oil containers designed to combat trade of counterfeit product ...

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs SE reported 9% higher net profit on a 4% increase in sales revenues in 2023, as raw material markets normalized af ...

The status of base oil production at ExxonMobil’s refinery in Port-Jerome-sur-Seine, France, was unclear after a broke out at the site yesterday aft ...

Base oil markets across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions are generally quiet, with demand subdued in many areas for all types of base ...

OQ Chemicals yesterday declared force majeure for products manufactured at its Oberhausen, Germany, site – including some that can be used as a buil ...

Base oil and finished lubricant markets from the Americas to Asia are feeling impacts of the ongoing attacks on shipping through the Red Sea. – by R ...

The United States last week announced a sweeping new round of sanctions against Russia, covering a large number of companies including 10 Russian comp ...

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant demand declined 7% in November, the largest category – motor oils – posted a 5% year-on-year increase, and ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continue to feel impacts of armed conflicts, but the effects vary from region to region. In gen ...

Uzbekistan oil and gas company Saneg acquired CGC Lubricants Italy S.p.A., an Italian lube maker, to expand its footprint on the European markets and ...

Indonesia requested World Trade Organization dispute consultations with the European Union over its imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of fa ...

API Group I base oil prices have tumbled in Europe on the back of exceptionally aggressive export pricing from Eni in Livorno, Italy. The site could c ...

BP reported a triple-digit increase in fourth-quarter profitability for its Castrol lubricants business and a slight improvement for the full year 202 ...

Lukoil’s refinery in Volgograd, Russia, site of a major lubricant manufacturing complex, was struck last weekend by a drone purportedly launched by ...

Vickers Oils announced it has built a lubricant blending plant in the Leeds, United Kingdom, area dedicated to production of food-grade lubricants. Of ...

The Middle East conflict deepened the past week as the United States attacked multiple sites in Syria and Iraq that it claimed were home to militias i ...

Italian refiner Eni stated Monday that the base oil plant at its Livorno, Italy, fuels refinery will close permanently when the site converts to refin ...

TotalEnergies and waste management firm Veolia have formed a partnership to recycle used automotive lubricant containers in the United Arab Emirates. ...

The Middle East situation intensified further the past week as the United States directly accused Iran of being responsible for proxy attacks in Jorda ...

Shell last week announced plans to convert a fuels refinery in Wesseling, Germany, to produce API Group III base oils. The company will cease fuels pr ...