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Shell Sells Jebel Ali Storage Facility

Lube Report EMEA - July 5, 2022

Shell completed the sale last week of an oil products storage facility in the Jebal Ali Free Zone area of Dubai, United ...

Vanol Opens Plant in Dubai

Vanol Opens Plant in Dubai

Lube Report EMEA - October 19, 2021

Vanol FZE is preparing to unveil a lubricant blending plant in Dubai with capacity of 75,000 metric tons per year, a lau ...

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Enoc JV to Blend Lubes in Egypt

Lube Report EMEA - July 13, 2021

Egypt’s Misr Petroleum has reached an agreement for the company’s joint venture with Emirates National Oil Co. to pr ...

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GP Makes Restructuring Hires

Lube Report EMEA - August 11, 2020

Financially troubled GP Global announced last week that it has hired a restructuring officer to oversee its quest for ca ...

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GP to Restructure in Face of Pandemic

Lube Report EMEA - July 21, 2020

GP Global Group disclosed Monday that it is seeking new investors to help it weather a financial crunch caused by the CO ...

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Siddharth Opens Plant in UAE

Lube Report EMEA - July 10, 2020

India-based Siddharth Grease & Lubes Pvt.’s subsidiary opened a lubricant and grease manufacturing plant in the Un ...

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Ajman Emirate Nabs Counterfeiters

Lube Report EMEA - June 14, 2020

Authorities in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, confiscated 100,000 packs of fake engine oil after a sweep last week on a co ...

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Middle East Airlines Mothball Planes

Lube Report EMEA - May 31, 2020

Fears that the market for aviation lubricants and greases in the Middle East is unravelling as a result of the Covid-19 ...

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Synthetics Could Combat Improper Oil Disposal

Lube Report EMEA - December 3, 2019

Wider use of synthetic engine oils and a shift to electric vehicles could reduce the threat of environmental contaminati ...

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Quicker Rollout Possible for GF-6 in AMEA

Lube Report EMEA - August 27, 2019

Compared to previous engine oil standards, Asia, Middle East and Africa regions may see a quicker rollout of ILSAC GF-6 ...

Tensions Rattle Middle East Base Oils

Tensions Rattle Middle East Base Oils

Lube Report EMEA - May 21, 2019

Higher insurance premiums could put upward pressure on prices for API Group II and III base stocks from the Middle East ...

Falling Auto Sales Hurt Middle East Lubes

Falling Auto Sales Hurt Middle East Lubes

Lube Report EMEA - February 19, 2019

Plummeting automotive sales in the Middle East are stoking fears of a knock-on effect on the regional lubricants market.

Iran Base Oil Exports Bypass U.A.E.

Iran Base Oil Exports Bypass U.A.E.

Lube Report EMEA - February 5, 2019

Iranian companies are shipping API Group I base oils direct to customers, sidestepping ports in the United Arab Emirates ...

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Eni, OMV Buy Stakes in Adnoc

Lube Report EMEA - January 29, 2019

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. signed agreements Sunday selling a combined 35 percent stake in itself to Eni and OMV for a t ...

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Middle East Base Oil Exports on Upswing

Lube Report EMEA - November 27, 2018

The Middle East has become a prominent producer and net exporter of API Group II and Group III base oil, using its glut ...

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Blending Plant Operates on Solar Power

Lube Report EMEA - October 30, 2018

Emirates National Oil Co. announced the conversion of its blending plant in the United Arab Emirates to operate solely o ...

Middle East Falls in with Global Trends

Middle East Falls in with Global Trends

Lube Report EMEA - October 30, 2018

A recent analysis of the Middle East base stocks scene found the region increasingly mirrors trends in developed economi ...