North America

Wind Energy Growth Slows in U.S.

Wind Energy Growth Slows in U.S.

February 22, 2023

The United States wind energy industry completed projects that brought 8,612 megawatts of new capacity online last year, ...

Motorex Acquires Spectro Performance Oils

Motorex Acquires Spectro Performance Oils

February 15, 2023

Motorex USA Inc. acquired Intercontinental Lubricants Corp.’s Spectro Performance Oils business, the company announced ...

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U.S. Base Oil Imports Fell Sharply in November

February 8, 2023

Base oil exports from the United States were barely higher in November compared to the same month of 2021, while imports ...

Vertex Sells Heartland Rerefinery

Vertex Sells Heartland Rerefinery

February 1, 2023

Vertex Energy Inc. announced today that it has again reached an agreement to sell its Heartland used motor oil collectio ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Falls

U.S. Base Oil Production Falls

February 1, 2023

The United States produced 4.7 million barrels of base oils in November, 3% less than the same month of 2021 and the fou ...

Aramco Subsidiary Absorbs Motiva Trading

Aramco Subsidiary Absorbs Motiva Trading

January 25, 2023

Saudi Aramco announced Jan. 18 that Houston-based Aramco Trading Americas LLC will be the sole supplier and “offtaker ...

U.S. Auto Sales Slip in 2022

U.S. Auto Sales Slip in 2022

January 25, 2023

Auto sales in the United States declined 8% to 13.7 million units in 2022, the lowest full-year sales total since 2011, ...

U.S., Canada Want in on Mexican Lithium

U.S., Canada Want in on Mexican Lithium

January 25, 2023

Leaders of Mexico, the United States and Canada all have called for private businesses from the latter two companies to ...

Maleic Anhydride Plant to be Built in West Virginia

Maleic Anhydride Plant to be Built in West Virginia

January 18, 2023

TCL Specialties LLC, a subsidiary of India’s Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd., will break ground this month on two manufactur ...

Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

January 18, 2023

In another twist of the Isla Refinery saga, Curacao government officials confirmed the preferred bidder seeking to opera ...

U.S. Base Oil Imports Jumped in October

U.S. Base Oil Imports Jumped in October

January 11, 2023

The United States imported 88% more base oil in October than in the same month in 2021, while exports for the month were ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Down Again

U.S. Base Oil Output Down Again

January 4, 2023

Base oil production in the United States dropped to 4.4 million barrels, the third straight month that the volume was be ...

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Shell Acquires Lubrication Systems Firm

December 28, 2022

Shell, through its subsidiary Pennzoil-Quaker State, acquired the parent company of Allied Reliability Inc., an industri ...

EPA Tightens Heavy-duty Emissions Caps

EPA Tightens Heavy-duty Emissions Caps

December 28, 2022

United States President Joe Biden’s administration published a final rule last week tightening caps on heavy-duty truc ...

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

December 21, 2022

In model year 2021, the average estimated real-world carbon dioxide emission rate for all new vehicles sold in the Unite ...

Shell Acquires 49% Stake in Rerefiner

Shell Acquires 49% Stake in Rerefiner

December 7, 2022

Shell announced that its Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. purchased a 49% interest in Blue Tide Environmental LLC, which plans ...

Oleon Acquires Blending Plant in Texas

Oleon Acquires Blending Plant in Texas

December 7, 2022

Oleochemical producer Oleon acquired a blending plant in Conroe, Texas, the company announced this week. Oleon’s ester ...

Is U.S. Base Oil Production a Global Affair?

Is U.S. Base Oil Production a Global Affair?

December 1, 2022

Base oil production in the United States continues on the path to recovery, but the import and export scene has been sli ...