U.S. base oil output slipped a bit during the first half of 2025 and still has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Over the longer term, rising expor ...

Now states in the United States have begun adopting programs that mandate collection and recycling of lubricant containers and that charge lube suppli ...

Ganesan Ganapathi cites examples of workers making exceptional contributions to lube blenders and discusses how to nurture such work.

As cost pressures rise, a survey reveals a mounting sense that corner-cutters are gaining advantage on companies that adhere to rules and standards.

Market forces continued to pull prices in different directions in Asia, with tighter supplies of some grades supporting steady-to-firm prices, and len ...

Despite a reduction in activity levels in some segments of the base oils market, demand was generally described as steady for many grades, with supply ...

Lubrizol and Aster, a Singaporean chemical and energy company, signed a memorandum of understanding to develop opportunities in the region, the compan ...

A fire broke out at an oil and lubricants store on Blanco Galindo Avenue in Cochabamba, Bolivia, damaging both levels of the building, local news repo ...

Lingering uncertainties continued to impact lubricant and finished products demand in Asia, and this, in turn, affected base oil consumption, as buyer ...

HF Sinclair Corp. achieved a record low operating cost of $7.12 per barrel, below its target of $7.25, and reported stronger third-quarter 2025 result ...

The U.K. and U.S. governments separately announced new sanctions packages this month targeting Russia’s largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, i ...

The European Commission has approved changes to the REACH fee regulation that will raise compliance costs for large companies and introduce a new pre- ...

On the night of Oct. 27, Ukrainian special operations forces attacked frontline Russian military supply facilities in the Luhansk region. According ...

The crude oil and base oil markets appeared to be at a tipping point, with results of current trade negotiations between the United States and several ...

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co., known as Luberef, extended its land lease investment agreement for its Yanbu base oil facility by 20 years, according to a ...

Demand for motorcycle and quad oils is the sole bright spot in Russia’s otherwise stagnant automotive lubricant market, according to Moscow-based co ...

Most suppliers seemed to agree that domestic demand has been holding at fairly steady levels but has not been robust, with consumers securing smaller ...

Ukrainian drones struck Rosneft’s Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery on the night of Oct. 18–19, according to a statement from the General Staff of the ...

SK Enmove entered into a joint venture with auto parts maker Gabriel India to distribute the Korean company’s range of automotive lubricants and ...

Viva Energy has opened a AUD 25 million (U.S.$16.4 million) lubricants and grease manufacturing facility in Karratha, Western Australia, expanding its ...