–by Ray Masson

Throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a number of key production outlets have announced that maintenance work will be undertaken during the n ...

The European Union ban on all hydrocarbon derivatives from Russia went into effect Sunday, creating new disruptions for traders selling Russian base o ...

A fuller ban on Russian oil imports to the European Union took effect on schedule last weekend, but the bloc and allies did not include base oils on t ...

BP reported today that profits for its Castrol lubricants business fell 32% in 2022 and dropped 67% in the fourth quarter – due, the company said, t ...

Germany's domestic lubricant demand decreased 4% to 55,842 tons in November, according to data released Feb. 1 by a German government agency. The tota ...

Of the waste automotive lubricants generated in Turkey in 2021, just 11% was collected for further use, according to a report by a national oil associ ...

As the European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets move into February, there are still no signs of a market resurgence. With but a few excep ...

The share of electric vehicles in the global vehicle parc could rise to 30-35% by 2035 and 80% by 2050 according to BP forecasts based on assumptions ...

German lubricants and aftermarket additive manufacturer Liqui Moly reported that its sales revenue rose 10% in 2022 to €799.7 million (U.S. $869 mil ...

Lubricant consumption in Turkey increased 14% in 2021 as the country’s economy rebounded from early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ...

A coalition of the G-7 group of leading industrial nations, Australia and the European Union agreed Friday to introduce price caps on Russian petroleu ...

The outlook for base oil markets is cloudy at the moment due to several uncertainties as the industry approaches what is normally a ramp-up to the spr ...

Azmol and Agrinol, the largest lubricant producers in Ukraine, were taken over by forces aligned with Russia’s occupation of parts of eastern and so ...

The post-holiday return to work has not yielded the purchasing spree that some expected. Lubricant companies were holding exceptionally low inventorie ...

Lubricant consumption in France fell 9% to 41,317 tons in November, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Professional Lubricants Center r ...

At long last, a degree of normality returned to base oil markets as workers returned to their desks following winter holidays. Lubricant blending oper ...

Researchers found synthetic aviation engine oils to be a significant source of fine particles polluting the air around a German airport, according to ...

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany during October declined 7% compared to the same month last year, to 52,234 metric tons, according to data release ...

Western oil companies may have pulled out of Russia, but they remain among the country’s most recognized motor oil brands, a recent survey found. In ...