ExxonMobil Names Lubes Chief

ExxonMobil Corp. on Monday named Jerry Kohlenberger president of ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Co. Eff...


Automakers Turn Up Heat on API

Automakers have again requested a revamped engine oil development process — one where they hold all the reins in s...


Kline: More Base Oil Upheaval Likely

Large portions of the worlds base oil market are, according to William R. Downey Jr., ripe for change. And it is a safe ...


Diesel Oil Nearly Set to Roll

With approval of the next generation of heavy-duty engine oils apparently imminent, the first products could hit the mar...


ConocoPhillips: A Fit for Lubes?

The newly proposed merger of Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. would combine a broad range of lubricants assets and...


GTL to Challenge Premium Base Oils

HOUSTON — Gas-to-liquids base oils may be a long time coming to the lubricants industry. They still have obstacles...


Top Challenges: Mergers, Environment, R&D

PALM BEACH, FL — Maneuvering the rough waters of industry consolidation remains a key challenge for the lubricants...


Hiccups In Sale of Grease Plant?

CHS Cooperatives may not acquire a Farmland Industries grease plant, after all. When the two farm cooperatives announced...


Downturn Erodes Lube Earnings

A spate of recent earnings announcements offer a glimpse of how the U.S. lubricants industry is faring during the curren...


Rooney’s New Gig

The former president of 76 Lubricants Co. is reentering the industry with a hybrid broker-cooperative that will supply m...