Distributor Extends Reach to Upper Midwest

February 7, 2018

U.S. lubricant distributor consolidation continued as Tennessee-based Parman Energy Group announced an agreement to buy the Chevron-branded lubes business of Lube-Tech & Partners, which will...

From Other Editions of Lube Report

February 7, 2018

Briefly Noted

February 7, 2018

Petro-Canada Lubricants signed a three-year promotional partnership with Liverpool Football Club. Logistics firm Mansfield Energy Corp. acquired Ohio-based Hi-Grade Inc.s fuels and lubes distribution assets.

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 7, 2018

U.S. markets have gone into temporary hibernation. European coastal markets have been rather flat this week as well, while Asia has slowed down in early...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

February 7, 2018

Excel Paralubes (Phillips 66/Flint Hill Resources), Petro-Canada, Avista Oil and Kleen Performance Products joined Chevron in seeking early February increases, which were said to be...

Synthetics, Inflation Boost Aftermarket Selling Prices

February 7, 2018

Consumers continued to trade up to higher priced synthetic motor oil in place of cheaper conventional oil, and inflation caused transmission fluid prices to increase,...

Lube Additives Gain Value

February 7, 2018

Lubricant additive volume demand in the United States declined 0.3 percent between 2016 and 2017 to 2.1 billion pounds, according to the American Chemistry Councils...

2017 Proves Positive for Hydrodec

January 31, 2018

Transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group posted its first positive full-year profits in the groups history for 2017, and its revenues were up 6 percent from...

More U.S. Finished Lube Prices Rise

January 31, 2018

Chevron, Phillips 66, Total and Petro-Canada America Lubricants notified U.S. customers of upcoming finished lubricant price increases that go into effect from late February through...

Bright Stock Supply Shrinks

January 31, 2018

Global bright stock demand was 2.7 million tons in 2017, but is expected to decline by approximately 250,000 tons by 2027, said Kline & Co....