Volume 2 Issue 49
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
December 4, 2019Adrian Brown is away. His column will reappear in the Dec. 11 edition of Lube Report Americas.
Mexico to Revamp Motor Oil Standards
December 4, 2019The Mexican government is preparing to publish new national engine oil standards that are modeled on those in the United States and which would replace its own antiquated standards.
PdVSA Secures Short-term Isla Refinery Extension
December 4, 2019Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. agreed to a short-term lease extension with Refineria di Korsou - the Curacao government entity that owns the Isla Refinery - to operate the facility into 2020 as the latter negotiates with a preferred bidder to take over operations, according to a recent news report.
IHS: Wind Energy Maintenance Spending to Grow
December 4, 2019United States wind operations and annual maintenance spending is expected to increase by 50 percent from 2018 to more than $7.5 billion by 2030, according to a recent report by IHS Markit. The forecasted increase stems from a race to leverage a soon-to-expire U.S. federal tax credit for wind energy.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
December 4, 2019Briefly Noted
December 4, 2019Chicago-based Daubert Chemical Co. announced it would raise prices on its calcium sulfonate greases, which are marketed as TecPlex private label specialty greases, across all regions by up to 6.2 percent for the year 2020, effective on all invoices dated Jan. 1 or later.