Middle East

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Publisher’s Letter

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - November 18, 2014

At the recent ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants Conference in Dubai, Saudi Arabia-based consultant Sulaiman Bil ...

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Last Word

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - November 18, 2014

Mark Townsend reviews the outlook for the Middle East base oil market.

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Middle East Faces Group II/III Shift Choice

Lube Report - October 29, 2014

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – With API Group II and III base oil supply growing in the Persian Gulf area, the ques ...

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Inferior Lubes Plague the Middle East

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - October 21, 2014

Much of the recent discussion about the Middle East has focused on its emergence as an important base oil hub. In stark ...

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U.S. Sanctions Oil Supplier Over Syria

Lube Report - July 23, 2014

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on United Arab Emirates-based Pangates International Corp. for providing ...

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Getting Refining Costs Right

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - June 19, 2014

The Middle East is gaining a reputation as a supply hub for base oils, and examples abound to support that contention. H ...

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Publishers Letter

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - June 19, 2014

Mineral base oil capacities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa total nearly 16.8 million metric tons per year, a slig ...

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Lukoil Expands Marine Lubes

Lube Report - June 18, 2014

Russian lubricant maker Lukoil recently reached several key marine oil agreements to supply a range of customers, from c ...

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Shell Lubes to Expand in Egypt

Lube Report - June 11, 2014

Shell Egypt will increase capacity of its lubricants blending plant near Cairo by more than 100 million liters per year ...

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Spotlight on Middle East & Africa

Lubes'n'Greases - June 2, 2014

These two regions already consume 8 percent of the world's finished lubes. As they bounce back from economic and civil t ...

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Takreers Group II/III Plant Delayed Again

Lube Report - May 21, 2014

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Takreers flagship 600,000 tons per year API Group II/III base oils plant at Ruwa ...

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Oman Oil Bolsters Lubricants Business

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - May 15, 2014

Oman Oil has launched a range of finished lubricants that will be sold in the country and several new export markets. Th ...

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Heavy Lifting

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - May 1, 2014

Some elements of Irans lubricant industry are working to raise product quality, but the business environment makes it ch ...

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Oman Gets Stake in UAE Blender

Lube Report - February 12, 2014

Oman Oil Marketing Co. acquired a 40 percent shareholding in blender Lubechem International Industry, based in the Unite ...

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Egyptian Auto Maker to Distribute Gazprom’s Lubes

Lube Report - February 5, 2014

Russian Gazprom Neft Lubricants signed a lubes distribution contract with Ghabbour Auto, a large automobile assembler an ...

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Whats on Q8s Plate?

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - January 14, 2014

Q8Oils has become a major player in Western Europe and plans to do the same in the U.S., China and Middle East.

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Is Iran About to Emerge from the Shadows?

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - January 14, 2014

Irans oil companies are optimistic that an agreement with the U.S. and its allies will ease sanctions and improve busine ...

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Middle East Auto Sector Set to Expand

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - December 20, 2013

Middle East and Persian Gulf countries have traditionally been low consumers of high-quality engine oils. But that may b ...