Volume 4 Issue 8
ExxonMobil Singapore to Make More GII
February 21, 2017ExxonMobil will expand its API Group II base oil plant in Singapore, which is already the largest Group II source in Asia-Pacific and one of the largest base oil refineries in the world, the company announced last week.
TonenGeneral Vows to Rebuild Base Oil Plant
February 21, 2017TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. said it will resume full production at its Wakayama refinerys API Group I plant by the end of this year after rebuilding equipment damaged by last months fire there, a company spokesman told Lube Report Asia.
Japans Vehicle Production, Sales Volumes Wane
February 21, 2017A decrease in production of commercial vehicles and buses in 2016 contributed to a marginal drop in Japans total automobile output, and sales were down too, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
Profits Dip at Continental, Chevron Lanka, Tide Water
February 21, 2017Chevron Lanka, Continental Petroleums Ltd. and Tide Water Oil Co. profits each took hits in the quarter ended Dec. 31.
Pakistani Base Oil Project to Cause Brief Shortage
February 21, 2017A March turnaround at Pakistans only refinery with a base oil unit may cause a temporary shortage in the company's supply of lubricant feedstock.
Briefly Noted
February 21, 2017Pakistani supplier Hascol Petroleum Ltd. yesterday launched a new subsidiary, Hascol Lubricants Ltd., and broke ground on its U.S. $20 million blending plant in Karachi, scheduled for completion in 2019. British firm Intertek commissioned transformer oil testing and analysis service at it its laboratory in Jamnagar, India, which it said is the first of its kind in the country.