Shell to Flog Off Jiffy Lube

March 11, 2026

Shell agreed to sell Jiffy Lube International and its subsidiary Premium Velocity Auto to an affiliate of Monomoy Capital Partners for $1.3 billion, the Anlgo-Dutch...

Briefly Noted

March 11, 2026

Repsol’s Bike Oils Hit the Track Repsol Lubricants introduced the Extreme range of motorcycle oils, developed using the same polyalphaolefin-based formulation supplied to Moto2 and...

Russia Market Shrank in 2025 After Post-Sanctions Growth

March 11, 2026

Russia’s lubricant market declined slightly in 2025 after several years of post-sanctions growth, according to analysis presented at a recent industry event in Moscow. The...

Fuchs Ups Output from U.K. Site

March 10, 2026

The United Kingdom operating unit of Fuchs has increased manufacturing capacity at its Stoke-on-Trent site, investing in filling infrastructure and digital production systems to meet...

Savita Oil Expands Synthetic Ester Capacity at Mahad

March 9, 2026

Savita Oil Technologies commissioned phase two of its synthetic ester plant at Mahad in Maharashtra, the company said in a regulatory filing to the Bombay...

Idemitsu and Aramco Ink Base Oil Deal

March 4, 2026

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Saudi Aramco signed a base oil supply agreement aimed at strengthening supply stability and commercial coordination. Saudi Aramco has global...

Briefly Noted

March 4, 2026

Vertex Expands Group III Portfolio with VTX-R6 Vertex Energy Inc. has added VTX-R6, a 6 centiStoke API Group III rerefined base oil to its base oil lineup. The launch...

Pentas Flora Japan RRBO Expansion

March 3, 2026

Malaysian waste management company and rerefiner Pentas Flora will supply rerefined API Group II+ and Group III base oils to Japan, formalizing its entry into...

Azerbaijan’s Lubricant Exports Slide 41% in 2025

March 3, 2026

Azerbaijan exported 30,252 metric tons of finished lubricating oils in 2025, according to calculations by local news agency Report.az based on official data from the...

Iran Drone Strike Disrupts Ras Laffan Operations

March 3, 2026

Operations have ceased at QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan LNG processing facility and the nearby Mesaieed power plant following an Iranian drone strike, according to Qatar’s Ministry...