Africa fuels and lubricants supplier Vivo Energy agreed last week to a $2.3 billion buyout by Netherlands-based energy trader and marketer Vitol Group ...

In Japan, KH Neochem Co. and metalworking fluid and industrial oil producer Yushiro Chemical Industry Co. both reported large increases in profits for ...

Xinjiang Korla Fragrant Pear Co.’s board of supervisors voted unanimously Nov. 24 to approve the company’s acquisition of Tongyi Petroleum Chemica ...

Vertex Energy Inc. reported higher gross profit and increased revenues for the quarter ended Sept. 30 for its used motor oil collection and processing ...

The American Petroleum Institute last week published an updated version of API 1525A, a document setting guidelines for managing the chain of custody ...

France’s lubricant demand dropped more than 10% in September, compared to the same month in 2020, but was up sequentially from August. Sales for the ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants sold 250,000 metric tons of its automotive lubricants in the first nine months of 2021, an increase of 12% compared to the same ...

Tide Water Oil Co. and base oils and lubricants trader Maximus International both reported drops in profits for the quarter ended Sept. 30, while prof ...

Over the past two decades, Lopal Technology Co. grew rapidly to become a major player in China’s lubricant market. Now the company is investing big ...

South Korea again exported a larger volume of base oils and more than doubled its declared export value in October, compared to the same month last ye ...

Cosan’s Moove reported increases in profit and revenue and a decrease in sales volume for the quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to last year’s res ...

After a long, large run-up from the spring of 2020, base oil prices in Europe began retreating since summer, indicating that supply is catching up wit ...

Russian finished lubricant production has been sluggish and stood at about 1 million tons in the first eight months of 2021 as the economy recovers ve ...

The lubricants and greases segment of Nigerian blender and distributor Ardova Plc posted an increase in net profit and a more than 60% jump in sales r ...

A United Arab Emirates energy company won a judgement last month against Hascol Petroleum Ltd., a fuels and lubricants supplier in Pakistan, restraini ...

Boosted by cuts in import duties, India’s palm oil exports are projected to rise 6% to 8.5 million tons for fiscal year 2020-21 and 3% to 8.6 millio ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Shell Base Oil, the GS Caltex lube division and Thai Oil’s lube base oil business all reported much higher operating profit ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. reported much improved earnings for the quarter ending Sept. 30, showing signs of emerging from COVID-19 pand ...

Passenger car registrations and automotive production in Brazil both dropped in October to the lowest levels for the month in five years, according to ...

London-based BP reported an underlying replacement cost profit of $231 million for its Castrol lubricants business before interest and taxes for the t ...