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API Publishes Carbon Footprint Methodology

API Publishes Carbon Footprint Methodology

Lube Report Americas - May 17, 2023

The American Petroleum Institute, a trade association that sets standards for the hydrocarbons industry, published a new ...

Base Oil Exports Slip, Imports Rise

Base Oil Exports Slip, Imports Rise

Lube Report Americas - May 10, 2023

Base oil exports from the United States declined 10% to 2.3 million barrels – dragged down by decreases in exports to ...

Q1 Challenging for Rerefiners

Q1 Challenging for Rerefiners

Lube Report Americas - May 10, 2023

The base oil market was a challenging environment for rerefiners during the first three months of 2023, according to rec ...

Another Slow February for U.S. Base Oils

Another Slow February for U.S. Base Oils

Lube Report Americas - May 3, 2023

United States base oil production declined 14% in February, compared to the same month last year, according to data rele ...

California Can Set Own Truck Emissions Rules

California Can Set Own Truck Emissions Rules

Lube Report Americas - April 19, 2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency granted California authority recently to begin requiring increasing pe ...

Performance Slides for WD-40, YPF

Performance Slides for WD-40, YPF

Lube Report Americas - April 12, 2023

WD-40 Co. posted a 15% drop in net income for its quarter ended Feb. 28, while Argentina’s YPF reported a 7% dip in sa ...

EPA Proposes Tighter Emissions Standards

EPA Proposes Tighter Emissions Standards

Lube Report Americas - April 12, 2023

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency today proposed new, more stringent federal emissions standards for light-, mediu ...

U.S. Base Oil Exports Swell, Imports Fall

U.S. Base Oil Exports Swell, Imports Fall

Lube Report Americas - April 12, 2023

Base oil exports from the United States increased 2% year on year in January to 2.8 million barrels – driven mainly by ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Hits Six-month High

U.S. Base Oil Output Hits Six-month High

Lube Report Americas - April 5, 2023

Base oil production in the United States increased 6% in January to the highest level in six months, according to data r ...

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Change in Pricing Pressure Seen for U.S. Base Oils

Lube Report Americas - March 29, 2023

API Group III base oil prices in the United States have stayed high while values for Group I and II oils dropped steeply ...

Vertex Reports Higher Profit for Former Unit

Vertex Reports Higher Profit for Former Unit

Lube Report Americas - March 22, 2023

Vertex Energy reported higher gross profit and revenue from 2022 for its Heartland used motor oil collection and recycli ...

U.S. Base Oil Exports Fall, Imports Rise

U.S. Base Oil Exports Fall, Imports Rise

Lube Report Americas - March 15, 2023

Base oil exports from the United States fell 6% in 2022, while imports rose by the same amount, according to U.S. Energy ...

Calumet Reduced Loss in 2022

Calumet Reduced Loss in 2022

Lube Report Americas - March 15, 2023

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. trimmed its losses while increasing sales revenue for the quarter ending Dec. 3 ...

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Lube Report Americas - March 8, 2023

The American Petroleum Institute announced that an engine sequence test included in most active North American passenger ...

Sales Up for Clean Harbors, HCC

Sales Up for Clean Harbors, HCC

Lube Report Americas - March 8, 2023

Clean Harbors’ Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment and rerefiner Heritage-Crystal Clean’s oil business seg ...

Is ILSAC GF-7 Coming Sooner Rather than Later?

Is ILSAC GF-7 Coming Sooner Rather than Later?

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2023

When will ILSAC GF-7 make its debut, and what updates might it include? Steve Haffner weighs in.

Earnings Mixed at Moove, Sinclair, down at Quaker

Earnings Mixed at Moove, Sinclair, down at Quaker

Lube Report Americas - March 1, 2023

Cosan’s Moove and HF Sinclair’s lubricants and specialties segment both reported higher profits for 2022 but lower p ...

Wind Energy Growth Slows in U.S.

Wind Energy Growth Slows in U.S.

Lube Report Americas - February 22, 2023

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