Lukoil sold its Ukranian retail fuels business to Austrian company AMIC Energy Management GmbH, but said its lube distribution in the country will rem ...

Russia's base oil exports to Europe have gradually declined over the last couple of years because of new competition for the market, new capacities ei ...

Boris Kamchev reviews the state of Russias finished lubricants market.

Puralube is considering upgrading its rerefinery operations in Germany to produce rerefined API Group III base oil, and it named a former Safety-Kleen ...

Russias Gazprom Neft Lubricants is developing an international network of service stations for maintenance and regular oil changes. Titled as G-Energy ...

ExxonMobil opened its first lubricants products technology center in Europe, where it will collaborate with original equipment manufacturers and other ...

Russian lube maker LLK International signed a lubricant supply deal with Mosenergo, Russias largest utility company, and introduced a key product for ...

Q8Oils spent 80,000 (U.S. $136,000) to convert its Leeds, United Kingdom, location from lubricants blending to filling and storage. The Antwerp, Belgi ...

Russian lubricants production stagnated in 2013 because of the economic slowdown caused by slow industrial output and a weak ruble, and is forecasted ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE acquired the lubricants business of Batoyle Freedom Group in the United Kingdom on June 20 and will integrate it into its subsidiary ...

The Russian automotive lubricants market is expected to grow 11 percent by 2017, driven by increased passenger car sales and a fleet that is slated to ...

Mineral base oil capacities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa total nearly 16.8 million metric tons per year, a slight increase over a year ago. A ...

Dick Beercheck describes the regulatory conditions affecting the Turkish lubricants industry.

ISTANBUL – Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. But a question remains whether the country can exploit its geographic advantage a ...

Russia will soon introduce a complex export tax formula for different grades of base oil, responding to a request by three Russian oil majors to lower ...

Boris Kamchev reviews the lubricants market in Turkey.

DUBROVNIK, Croatia – The food-grade lubricants industry can help address concerns about mineral oil hydrocarbons getting into food by developing ...

Tatneft and Nizhnekamskneftekhim expressed readiness to resume polyalphaolefin and finished oil production at their joint ventures idled plant in Nizh ...

MUMBAI, India – Lukoil tabled plans to upgrade its base oil plants, in deference to a growing oversupply of API Group III oils. Given the curren ...

For a variety of reasons, Russia is failing to meet its internal demands for white oils. One company calls this an opportunity and is looking for part ...