South America

Malaysias Petronas Lubricants International recently closed its lubricant blending plant near Buenos Aires, Argentina, and canceled plans to build a l ...

A United States appeals court lifted a hold Monday on Crystallex International Corp.s efforts to seize shares of refiner Citgo as part of a grievance ...

Brazils state-run oil company Petrobras has started the second phase of a plan to sell controlling stakes in eight oil refineries, inviting expression ...

ExxonMobil is working to reposition its Mobil brand in some South American countries, including Argentina where it recently signed Cosans Moove to ser ...

A consultant told an industry conference that lubricant companies can benefit from crude oil price volatility if they carry minimal inventories, accur ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP reported a smaller net loss and decreased sales for the second quarter, while Cosans Moove lubricants segment e ...

Arguing that privatization will lead to cheaper energy products, the administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced plans to sell ...

Lubricant demand in Brazil jumped to 399,000 metric tons for the first four months of this year, a 5 percent increase compared to the same period of 2 ...

The government of Ecuador aims for the country to recycle 100 percent of its used lubricants and has vowed to guarantee new investments to permit inst ...

The passenger vehicle market in Latin America is projected to grow 4.3 percent in 2019 to 5.7 million new units, according to a study by Frost & S ...

Due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in Venezuela, acquiring goods is an uphill battle in the country - and this certainly does not exclud ...

Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. reported net income of more than $16 million for the first quarter, much improved from a net loss in the year- ...

Curacao officials are again making rounds with potential partners interested in managing and modernizing the countrys Isla refinery, the government an ...

The new owner of a blending plant in Avellaneda, Argentina has entered a contract to make lubricants for Puma Energy, and that means the facility will ...

Brazils government is considering a proposed overhaul of its regulations of chemicals - a step that would be in line with the growing numbers of natio ...

The United States energy demand is projected to remain essentially flat out to 2040, down just 1 percent, and Brazil's is expected to increase 2.2 per ...

Moove - Cosans lubricant production and distribution arm - capped off an auspicious run in 2018 with a strong fourth quarter, increasing revenue and k ...

Except for Venezuela, lubricant demand in South Americas Andes region has been growing in recent years, and the biggest beneficiaries have been local ...

Mexico Demands Quality

February 19, 2019

With new national lube standards on the books and the latest trade agreement in place, the country is pushing toward better oils.

Curacaos Isla Refinery is taking a step back in its search for a new manager after its preferred bidder withdrew from negotiations, refinery officials ...