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.

Gabriela Wheeler traces the crumbling fundamentals in the U.S. base oil market, where few expect to escape the gloom.

Our exclusive Lubricants Industry Salary Survey is back! The three-part series starts with the folks who make it all happen: lube plant managers.

It took $1.4 billion and nearly 10 years to make Chevron's new base oil plant a reality. George Gill goes inside the gates at Pascagoula to hear what' ...

U.S. refinery production of base oils in this year's first half went swimmingly, and export activity was brisk as well. Imports were another story.

This month we feature plant managers compensation. In November, well look at sales and marketing, and in December well wrap up the 2014 reports with l ...

U.S. refinery production of base oils in the years first half reached 28.6 million barrels. Thats a gain of 2.9 percent over the 27.8 million barrels ...

North Americas finished lubricants consumption will remain little changed, with 0.5 percent compounded annual growth from 2013, to just shy of 3.1 bil ...

JX Nippon Oil & Energy USA Inc. will increase its lubricants blending plant capacity in Alabama from 34 million liters per year to 56 million lit ...