Russian oil major Slavneft, a 50-50 joint venture of Rosneft and Gazprom Neft, is set to stream its first batches of Group III base oil at its Yarosla ...

After picking up at the start of this decade, the penetration of synthetic lubricants in Russia suffered a setback in 2014. Since then the popularity ...

LONDON – A messy Brexit will be damaging to all. Thats the cautionary message an economic consultant delivered to a recent industry conference. ...

Vitol Group acquired OMV Petrol Ofisis lubricants and fuels distribution business in Turkey, including a finished lubes blending plant, for 1.4 billio ...

The 2016 ACEA European Oil Sequences were formally released in December. The primary drivers for this edition were the replacement of obsolete tests, ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants sold 353,000 metric tons of finished lubricants in 2016, barely more than its sales of 351,000 tons in 2015. The company, the l ...

ATIEL, the European lubricants industrys technical association, released a new version of its Code of Practice, which provides guidance for developers ...

Russian base oil exports plunged more than 20 percent to around 700,000 metric tons in the first nine months of 2016, hampered by a supply glut in Eur ...

MOSCOW – Ukraine consumed 136 million liters and Kazakhstan consumed 42 million liters of engine oils for on-road vehicles in 2015, according to ...

Russian lube maker Gazpromneft-Lubricants sold 900 tons of finished lubes in Georgia in 2016, or 20 percent more than the year before. The South Cauca ...

Russian oil major Rosneft produced 779,000 metric tons of base oils, finished lubricants and additives combined in 2015, 6 percent more than the year ...

MOSCOW – Russian base oil producers are aiming to add around 1 million metric tons per year of API Group II and III capacity by 2020, according ...

MOSCOW – Eastern Europes lubricant demand stalled during the past few years due to adverse economic conditions, according to an industry insider ...

The concept of business sustainability – which has gained increasing traction in recent years – is beginning to take shape for the lubrica ...

Russian oil major Gazprom Neft said Monday it will set up new lubricants production in Western or Central Europe to reduce the growing volumes being s ...

Bulgarias Prista Oil bought Chevrons stake in the companies Uzbek joint venture. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, it presumably includes th ...

Boris Kamchev covers Russias auto production.

Licensing began last week for the latest engine oil specifications from Europes auto industry – a long-awaited update that significantly raises ...

MOSCOW – Russias passenger car and light commercial vehicle parc could increase from 45 million units in 2015 to around 50 million in 2020, ridi ...

The Union of the European Lubricant Industry recently helped defeat a proposal to bring bulk lubricants under the European Unions Excise Movement and ...