Russian oil major Gazpromneft-Lubricants increased its national sales of motor oils by 24 percent in the first quarter, compared to the year-earlier p ...

Automotive writer Steve Swedberg cautions that the law of diminishing returns remains in force, including for fuel economy.

Sales revenues at U.S. fast lube facilities jumped 20 percent from a year ago, according to National Oil & Lube News 2015 Tops in the Industry Ra ...

Birch Hill Equity Partners completed its purchase of Newalta Corp.s Industrial Division last week, including its rerefinery in North Vancouver, Canada ...

BioAmber Inc. noted this week that its 30,000 metric ton per year succinic acid plant in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada – which it says will be the wor ...

U.S. refiners produced close to 60.4 million barrels of base oil in 2014, a 1 percent gain over 2013, according to data published Friday by the Energy ...

D-A Lubricant Co. is investing more than $3.9 million in equipment at its headquarters in Lebanon, Ind., where it eventually plans to move some of its ...

Sasol will delay the final investment decision on a 96,000 barrels per day gas-to-liquids plant in Louisiana as part of a plan to conserve cash in res ...

Imports and exports didn't always play a vital role in the U.S. base oil and lubricants markets. But these volumes have more than doubled since 2002 - ...

Trucking fleet operators are conservative about switching to lighter engine oils, but one of the countrys largest – Ryder Systems Inc. – h ...

Four more major oil companies notified U.S. customers of finished lubricant price cuts effective from mid-January through mid-February, as the recent ...

ExxonMobil and Phillips 66 each informed customers this week of finished lubricant price cuts that will take effect in early February. Along with redu ...

Reform of the country's energy sector in 2014 opened the door for new business opportunities and players, but also ushered in a climate of uncertainty ...

Gabriela Wheeler watches as U.S. base oil prices flee from the advancing supply overhang.

Chevron notified U.S. customers Dec. 19 that prices for Chevron brand finished lubricants, gear oils and greases will generally decrease by up to 3.5 ...

That humming noise in your lab may be coming from a manager with plenty to sing about on payday. Part 3 of our exclusive 2014 Lubricants Industry Sala ...

Publishers Letter Is Your Lab Manager Smiling? With this issue, managing editor Lisa Tocci wraps up her three-part report on our 2014 survey of U.S. ...

They bring home the money for lubricant companies, so how much do these managers bring home themselves? We asked, in Part 2 of our exclusive Lubricant ...

U.S. spending on powerboats has come roaring back, and so has consumer demand for outboard engine oils that can deliver peak performance.

Tom Glenn argues that the lubricants industry has moved past maturity and into the ultimate stages of its life cycle.