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U.S. Base Oil Output Fell in 2019

U.S. Base Oil Output Fell in 2019

Lube Report Americas - April 14, 2020

Base oil production in the United States dropped 9 percent in 2019, according to recently released data, as refiners per ...

Covid-19 Disrupts Auto Industry

Covid-19 Disrupts Auto Industry

Lube Report Americas - April 7, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused automakers around the world to temporarily close factories, and this will reduce demand ...

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Planning for Disruptions on the River

Lube Report Americas - March 31, 2020

Fog and floods are regular disruptors to barges carrying base oils on rivers. Suppliers and buyers can take steps to mi ...

Flooding: Growing Obstacle to River Transport

Flooding: Growing Obstacle to River Transport

Lube Report Americas - March 25, 2020

Flooding remains a significant disruptor of barge traffic of base oil on U.S. rivers, and it could worsen in coming year ...

Fog Weighs on Base Oil Traffic

Fog Weighs on Base Oil Traffic

Lube Report Americas - March 13, 2020

Hurricanes justifiably cause much consternation for Gulf Coast base oil refiners and their customers, but fog is a bigge ...

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Petrobras to Exit Colombia

Lube Report Americas - March 4, 2020

Brazils Petrobras said Tuesday that it plans to sell its fuels and lubricants business in Colombia, part of a broader pl ...

LSPI Concerns Center on Age of Oil

LSPI Concerns Center on Age of Oil

Lube Report Americas - February 19, 2020

ILSAC GF-6 is on its home stretch to commercial introduction on May 1, but automakers and the lubricant industry are que ...

U.S. Wind Power Capacity Still Rising

U.S. Wind Power Capacity Still Rising

Lube Report Americas - February 12, 2020

United States operating wind power capacity grew 9.5 percent in 2019 to almost 105,600 megawatts, while power purchase a ...

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Canada Permits Use of Toxic Chemical

Lube Report Americas - February 12, 2020

The Canadian government decreed this month that it will permit 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)- compound with (Z)-N-9-octadeceny ...

Base Oils Burgeoning in Brownsville

Base Oils Burgeoning in Brownsville

Lube Report Americas - February 5, 2020

Base oil trade through the U.S. border city of Brownsville, Texas, is booming, thanks to growing demand in Mexico and a ...

Car Sales Mixed in Latin America

Car Sales Mixed in Latin America

Lube Report Americas - February 5, 2020

Vehicle sales for last year were up in Brazil and Colombia but down in Mexico, Argentina and Chile, according to data fr ...