MOSCOW – Russian production of high quality API Groups II and III base oils is predicted to reach 1.7 million tons per year by 2020, meeting dom ...

MOSCOW – Russias grease production is expected to grow at an annual rate of 5 to 7 percent after 2014, when new plants will be launched, a resea ...

Russian lubes producer Gazprom Neft-SM plans to break ground on a 15,000 metric ton per year lubricant blending plant in Finland in early 2013. The c ...

Russias Gazprom will produce Texaco-branded marine oils in Russia for U.S. oil major Chevron, Gazprom Neft said yesterday. Under the agreement, Gazp ...

Russian lubes producer Gazprom Neft-SMs automotive lubricants sales soared in 2011, boosted by new high-end products for domestic and international ma ...

Rosneft and Russian automaker Avtovaz signed a fuels and lubricants procurement contract that could lead to development of new lubricants in Russia. ...

The opening of Shells Russian blending plant has been delayed again, to mid-2012. Shell previously pushed back the completion date for the 180,000 me ...

MOSCOW – Lukoil and Russian Railways formed a joint venture and will invest 1 billion rubles (U.S. $316 million) in a grease production plant ex ...

Driven by increased sales of foreign branded cars and consumption of higher-quality lubricants, Russias demand for light-vehicle lubricants grew 1.6 p ...

Russia is raising the export duty on petrochemicals, including lubricants, Oct. 1. However, industry insiders dont expect higher international market ...

A growing number of Russian car owners have extended their engine oil drain intervals and become do-it-for-me oil change customers since 2007, althoug ...

MOSCOW – Russias lubricant market faces modest recovery in 2010, but due to the economic downturn lubricant demand contracted so heavily in 2009 ...

Russias government has raised export duties on heavy refined petroleum products $5 per metric ton, which could impact motor oil prices, Itar-Tass repo ...