Vivo Energy, owner of Shells former downstream operations in Ghana, is striving to regain its license to operate there after losing it for failure to ...

Malaysia has decided to mandate Euro 4 fuel standards by September 2015 and to progress to Euro 5 by 2020. Meanwhile, a requirement for fuels to conta ...

Chinas central government yesterday announced another round of tax increases for lubricants and other petroleum products - the third such increase in ...

Worldwide, more than 12,000 engine oil products are licensed to display the American Petroleum Institutes service mark, known as the donut, and/or the ...

FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – Continuing years of discourse with the U.S. Congress and Environmental Protection Agency, NORA said a more favorable stan ...

Industry observers say biolubricants are unlikely to take off in Asia unless governments provide incentives or mandates for their use. Malaysia appear ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Significant New Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act for alkanes C12-13, chloro, a short-chai ...

Three oil companies face a mid-July deadline to vacate the Pandacan oil depot in Manila, a major conduit for fuel and lubricants supply in the Philipp ...

Worldwide, more than 12,000 engine oil products are licensed to display the American Petroleum Institutes service mark, known as the donut, and the in ...

New regulations in South Korea aim to shield people and the environment from chemical risks. The forecast: clouds of paperwork, heavy financial burden ...

A looming free-trade agreement could boost South Korean base oil exports to China, according to industry analysts. South Korea is already one of China ...

A draft list of substances that will require registration under South Koreas looming new chemical safety regulation includes a number of chemicals use ...

Belarus slashed export taxes by 8 percent for some petrochemical products – including base oils and lubricants – sold outside of the custo ...

Chinas central government is considering a draft emissions standard that would set stricter caps on pollutants released by motorcycles, mopeds and mot ...

The Nigerian Custom Service this month stated that base oils will once again be subjected to an import tariff of 10 percent, cancelling previous annou ...

Much of the recent discussion about the Middle East has focused on its emergence as an important base oil hub. In stark contrast, little attention has ...

Dick Beercheck reviews progress toward the Globally Harmonized System.

Shares of lubricant additives supplier Tianhe Chemicals Group resumed trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday after a month-long suspension t ...

Lukoils refinery, lubricant blending plant and other production facilities in Ploiesti, Romania, were shut down the past few days by authorities probi ...

Sri Lanka reversed a contentious decision to grant additional licenses to lubricant businesses, to the relief of players who claim the market is alrea ...