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Group Dynamics: ExxonMobils New Base Oil Unit Makes Waves

LNG Magazine EMEA - March 18, 2019

The American oil giants new Group II unit in Rotterdam may be a game-changer for the European market.

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Last Word

March 18, 2019

Simon Johns tells a cautionary tale of where not to throw your garbage at a refinery.

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Last Word

December 11, 2017

Simon Johns says a few words about waste oil.

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Base Oil Report

July 20, 2016

Ray Masson profiles one of the more successful lubricant rerefiners and considers the future of the industry.

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Nigerian Blenders at Mercy of Base Oil Traders

April 12, 2016

Nigeria, the third largest lubricant market in Africa, faces many challenges in its oil and gas industry. One of the big ...

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Galp Energia Sets Its Sights on New Markets

January 16, 2016

Looking for sustained growth at a time of structural imbalance and lower demand in Europe, the Portuguese supplier is lo ...

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Nigeria Plots Lube Industrys Future

October 21, 2014

Nigeria held its first Lubricant Summit in Lagos in August to discuss the state of the industry and plan the sectors fut ...

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Getting Refining Costs Right

June 19, 2014

The Middle East is gaining a reputation as a supply hub for base oils, and examples abound to support that contention. H ...

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Marketing Matters

December 20, 2013

Ray Masson forecasts the prospects for surviving Group I suppliers.