Western oil companies may have pulled out of Russia, but they remain among the country’s most recognized motor oil brands, a recent survey found. In 2022, the three most sought-after brands were the same as in Autostat’s 2021 survey – Shell, Lukoil and ExxonMobil’s Mobil.

Geljege Miras, a polymer products maker, has begun producing lubricants for cars and trucks at a blending plant in Turkmenistan, a local news organization reported recently. The plant is located in the Ak Bugday district near Ashgabat, in Ahal province, and will make a variety of products ranging from crankcase oils for internal combustion engines to hydraulic fluids.

The remote application of an electric field between a metal part and electrodes can change the thickness of pre-existing lubricant film, opening the possibility of adjusting lubrication in applications considered inaccessible, according to a recently published scientific report by researchers representing organizations and universities in Sweden, France, Belgium and Australia.