Recent issues
OATS Bulletin Issue 96 - October 2008
1 . OATS Bulletin health check
2 . New ACEA sequences due soon
3 . Caterpillar invests further in China
4 . Chevron seeks expansion at Pascagoula
5 . Cummins adds after-treatment to 2010 engines
6 . GM, Navistar deal off
7 . John Deere adopts new numbering system
8 . Mack shuffles its sites
9 . BASF plans to buy Ciba
10 . Lubrizol puts GF-5 on Internet
11 . New oil recycling guidance in UK
12 . Wind power blows business lubes’ way
13 . Sales and Investments: Petrobras, Fuchs, Chevron, Bahrain & Iran refineries, Galp and Polartech
14 . Conferences and Seminars: ILMA, SAE, JTC, UEIL and UKLA
15 . Other news: Lubes'n'Greases charts, Citgo, VAG, Rolls Royce and Manitou
16 . Bulletin health check
OATS Bulletin Issue 95 - August 2008
1 . Asia debates China…
2 . …and China talks about itself
3 . Malaysia and Hong Kong companies to invest in lubes plant for China
4 . SK and Pertamina’s joint Indonesian venture opens
5 . Lukoil buys Turkey’s Akpet
6 . Lubrizol, at 80, to close Canadian site
7 . Infineum sale cancelled
8 . Caterpillar to invest further in India
9 . Presidential changes at ATIEL
10 . New Lubes’n’Greases Sourcebook for N. America
11 . Other news
OATS Bulletin Issue 94 - July 2008 1 . Russian motorists drive demand for quality oils
2 . Chevron to amalgamate C&I lines in North America
3 . ExxonMobil quits Bayonne after more than a century
4 . Repsol sells off in Ecuador
5 . Neste joins up in Bahrain for VHVI
6 . Caterpillar to spend, expand, and quit − all before 2010
7 . Mack and Eaton publish expanded lubes approval lists
8 . New NMMA engine oils list published
9 . Canadian company offers SVHCs for REACH and the EPA’s ChAMP reaches further
10 . Breaking the 3,000 mile habit in California
11 . Alternative fuel tractor launched in USA
12 . New analysis of Indian lubes industry published
13 . ILMA’s 60th set for Arizona
14 . ASTM approves new biodiesel blends in America
15 . Guide to worldwide base oil refining published by Lubes’n’Greases
16 . Other news in brief
OATS Bulletin Issue 93 - June 2008
1 . Total and CEPSA combine for lubes and fuels marketing drive in Portugal
2 . Exxon sells out to Galp in Spain and Portugal
3 . ExxonMobil sells to Cosan in Brazil
4 . Russian lubes companies go for base oil upgrades
5 . Neste Oil launches unique renewable diesel
6 . America’s DOT aims to increase CAFE fuel efficiency standards
7 . New nano coating manufactured in Europe
8 . Fuchs sets up lubes plant in India
9 . Commentators fear too few US companies are REACH-aware
10 . New worldwide lubes report
11 . UEIL 2008 Lubes Congress
12 . Practical environmentalist to test solar-powered rickshaws
OATS Bulletin Issue 92 - April 2008
Contents 1 . Emirates national oil company pushes for lubes sales in Philippines and links with Kawasaki
2 . Fuchs plans lubes plant in India
3 . New Total ventures in South Korea and the Caribbean
4 . USA lubes volumes down, China predictions up
5 . ExxonMobil celebrates with Corvettes
6 . Global lubes and greases markets set to grow by 2010
7 . Volkswagen buys controlling share of Scania and expands in China
8 . Putoline amalgamated with Kroon in the Netherlands
9 . ICIS’ London Base Oils Conference: overviews and over-regulation
10 . ICIS Asian lubes conference for Malaysia in June
11 . Bulletin supplement
OATS Bulletin Issue 91 - March 2008
Contents 1 . US federal agencies fund new biolubes research
2 . Two million mile biodiesel comparative study
3 . Chevron’s Lubrication magazine discusses impact and effects of biodiesel on lubes
4 . Total in Yellow Hat outlets agreement for UAE
5 . Lubrizol reference source goes online
6 . ExxonMobil sells North African assets to Libya Oil
7 . CF-4 obsolete from June 2008
8 . GM invests in impact-reducing diesel engine
9 . Caterpillar issues revised own-brand recommendations Bulletin
10 . New Daimler group for North America
11 . Renault to sign Russian partnership agreement
12 . Environmentally friendly certification for Kia Europe
OATS Bulletin Issue 90 - February 2008
Contents 1 . Petronas completes on FL Selenia
2 . Neste and Austria's OMV in Abu Dhabi Group III joint venture
3 . Shell gets India Cabinet OK for Bharat buy-out
4 . Volvo and Daimler to build trucks in India
5 . Suzuki expands in India and Thailand
6 . Saudi Total joint venture signs MoU for 35,000 tonne lubes plant
7 . EARL data grows at 14% annual rate – 64,260 models now covered
8 . BorgWarner scientists’ technical paper gets lubes research award
9 . China lubes report published
10 . Komatsu strengthens Russian product base
11 . Latest online offerings from the K²M programme
12 . Help in the matter of REACH
13 . Kia opens new ‘glocalization’ plant in China
14 . Toyota’s Hino subsidiary in China joint venture
15 . Navistar agrees to buy part of GM
16 . Kline reports on potential for ULSD marketing
OATS Bulletin Issue 89 - December 2007
Contents 1 . Gulf Oil buys Petromin
2 . ExxonMobil sells its share of LUBEREF to global investor
3 . Repsol retains lubes business in Chile sale
4 . OATS Bulletin back-issues now searchable
5 . Fuchs Petrolub posts record results
6 . Borg Warner develops new dual-clutch technology and opens turbocharger testing plant
7 . Used oil recycling plants for Vietnam and Philippines
8 . OPEC to be affected by "Human Earth Tension"
9 . BP sells US convenience stores
10 . ASTM publishes new tests manual
11 . Help for concerns over REACH
12 . Kia announces plans for hybrids in South Korea and Europe
13 . Shell opens first Shanghai hydrogen station
OATS Bulletin Issue 88 - November 2007
Contents 1 . Strategic options are being considered for Infineum
2 . Detroit Diesel increases four-stroke approved oils list
3 . Enhanced transmission fluid from Exxon and Allison
4 . Galp takes on Agip distribution in Iberia
5 . EARL Online gets speed boost
6 . Shell and Tatneft in new Tatarstan oil programme
7 . China to develop ‘a major industry’ from used oil
8 . Bearing lubrication training guide now published separately
9 . US test shows lubes may cause particulate emissions
10 . Mazda and Ford to expand Thai joint venture
11 . Euro organisation’s congress in Spain keynotes bio lubrication
12 . Daimler, Volkswagen take shares in German biofuels company
13 . Volvo, Renault trucks for new Russian assembly plant
14 . Citroën opens landmark showroom in Paris
15 . Brussels forum postponed
OATS Company update Bulletin Issue 87 - October 2007
Contents
1 . An OATS update
2 . EARL B2B and B2C websites are the top sellers
3 . Check out the facts at the Brussels Forum
4 . TEMDOX – Technical and Marketing Documentation Service
5 . EARL System developments
6 . OATS’ new Global Updating System (GUS) speeds EARL growth through direct user input,
7 . Two major improvements for Range Manager
8 . Getting more out of EARL with special market analyses
9 . EARL continues to grow at around 9,000 new models per year
OATS Bulletin Issue 86 - October 2007
Contents
1 . Petronas markets in India
2 . Hindustan Petroleum in new plant moves
3 . Honda set to launch hybrids in India
4 . ExxonMobil to sell up in Argentina?
5 . Mixed news for GTL in Qatar
6 . Molybdenum acquisition in Ontario
7 . Lubrizol’s school goes Spanish
8 . Infineum discusses ACEA’s approach to lubes specifications
9 . GM updates online DEXRON®-VI supplier details
10 . Citgo’s Cowan tells the story of grease
11 . Sinopec builds China grease plant
12 . Caterpillar to make engines in China
13 . Japan’s Idemitsu to grow in China
OATS Bulletin Issue 85 - September 2007
Contents
1 . Biodiesel can halve drain intervals
2 . Shell makes $83 million Guangdong lubes investment
3 . Euro V makes an impact on the European truck market – 24 months early
4 . Roadranger’s new lubes give fuel savings
5 . Pertamina and SK to launch lubes co-brand in Asia
6 . Lube magazine reviews engine oil quality parameters
7 . OATS offers a beginner’s guide to lube specs
8 . COST reports breakthrough on low-friction coatings
9 . NMMA approved TC-W3 and FC-W oils
10 . CITGO executives ask whether add-on lubes are effective
11 . US and global lubes consumption research reports
12 . Whelan opens UK re-refining site
13 . US OEMs and California in moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
14 . The rest of the news in brief
OATS Bulletin Issue 84 - July 2007
Contents
1 . Chevron sells more of its estate in Europe
2 . Pakistan government immovable on illegal lubes problem
3 . Nanoil for automobiles
4 . RohMax builds regional additives plant in Singapore
5 . Sinopec outsources for Asia push through Singapore
6 . Lanka IOC increases production options in Sri Lanka
7 . CF-4 now obsolete, says API
8 . Passenger cars on new lubes course
9 . Finland’s re-refining plant due for 2008
10 . Deere to buy China tractor company
11 . Toyota passes one million hybrids mark
OATS Bulletin Issue 83 - June 2007
Contents
1 . Eni buys ExxonMobil lubricants operation in Europe and expands in the new World and India
2 . Lukoil joins Europe’s ATIEL and signs up with Kamaz
3 . Are you ready for Europe’s REACH?
4 . New Freedonia study forecasts increasing lubes demand
5 . Install the soothing new ‘Vital Link’ screen-saver from OATS
6 . Ford raises US gasoline oil change interval and unveils new Mercon LV
7 . GM post Dexron-VI licensees list
8 . Lubes ‘n’ Greases to launch Europe, Middle East and Africa edition
9 . Oil companies post mixed first-quarter results
10 . Singapore company Hyflux in Saudi lubes recycling project
11 . Komatsu opens second India plant for dump trucks
12 . Chevron’s University gets STLE approval
13 . New report on dual clutch transmission trends in Europe
14 . Bio-lubes company claims synthetic-like performance
15 . CNOOC to open base-oil plant in China
16 . Private equity in Allison moves
OATS Bulletin Issue 82 - April 2007
Contents
1 . Ford pushes oil change interval out by 50% in US
2 . Petrobras buys 4,240 Ipiranga outlets and links with Japanese corporation
3 . Four partners in $5bn China venture
4 . Lanxess to make lubes additives in China
5 . Lubrizol invests in China facility
6 . Qatar + Shell and Qatar + ExxonMobil gas-to-liquids latest
7 . Lukoil wins Gaz initial and service fill business
8 . Bharat sells out of JV with Shell
9 . Chevron sells Dutch assets to BP
10 . Imports take nearly half US car market
11 . Volvo buys Ingersoll-Rand’s road equipment operation
12 . Cummins confirms upgraded biodiesel approval
13 . ExxonMobil launches synthetic oil for high-mileage cars
14 . Information and approvals roundup
15 . New lubes edition for industry chemists and engineers
OATS Bulletin Issue 81 - March 2007
Contents 1 . Petronas launches Syntium in Japan and signs alliance with Italy's FL Selenia
2 . Motul buys in Vietnam and moves from Singapore
3 . First UK re-refinery for waste oil to open mid 2007
4 . EARL grows at 30% p.a. and reaches 240,000 recommendations
5 . John Deere adds biofuels information to website
6 . Subaru Japan award for ultra-green car
7 . Fairbanks Morse approves 100% biodiesel
8 . STLE looks to record annual meeting in May
9 . Trincomalee lube plant goes ahead for Lanka IOC
10 . GM rumoured to be selling Allison
11 . Moves begin to dismantle Yukos
12 . Peugeot design winner is youngest ever
OATS Bulletin Issue 80 - February 2007
Contents 1 . New lube refinery in Pakistan
2 . Possibilities and doubts as Angola joins OPEC
3 . EARL data grows at 30% annual rate
4 . Lukoil buys ConocoPhillips petrol stations in Europe
5 . Osilub – the new used oil recycling joint venture for Total and Veolia
6 . Petronas in new China engine-building agreement
7 . BLUETEC brand launched for emissions-efficient diesels
8 . AGCO approves biodiesel for agricultural equipment worldwide
9 . Clearer comparisons by EPA
10. New courses at online universities
11. Quaker Chemical Corporation buys out Chinese partner
12. Shell helps to convert elephant dung into paper
OATS Bulletin Issue 79 - December 2006
Contents 1 . Christmas Greetings from OATS
2 . EU Parliament adopts REACH in Europe
3 . Lukoil to double output at Perm
4 . ExxonMobil sells Africa affiliates’ holdings to Tamoil
5 . Lubrizol opens lab in Shanghai
6 . INEOS invests for European number one spot in biodiesel
7 . Award for FriCSo’s polymer lapping process
8 . STLE expects record turnout for 2007 conference
9 . Chinese call for non-OPEC unity
10 . International Energy Agency warns of bleak energy future
OATS Bulletin Issue 78 - November 2006
Contents 1 . Delphi launches diesel oil sensor
2 . Shell buys three-quarters of Tongyi in China expansion move
3 . Lubrizol creates CJ-4 educational site
4 . MAN in bid for Scania
5 . Petrobras aims to pursue US downstream via Pasadena
6 . OATS launches Global Updating System – and tops 200,000 apps.
7 . No change to corporate identities as Greif buys Delta
8 . Petronas ground-breaks for Group III in Malaysia
9 . Non-conventional base stocks guide from Lubes ‘n’ Greases
10 . Neste launches strategy aimed at biodiesel supremacy
11 . BMW unveils hydrogen luxury model
12 . Prista’s shareholding sells on, and on …
OATS Bulletin Issue 77 - October 2006
Contents 1. 30,000 barrels per day base oils yield anticipated for Shell and Qatar GTL project
2. Petrobras leads in Mercosur countries and expands in Sāo Paulo
3. EARL6 Survey Master upgraded for industrial plant surveys
4. Chevron sells Bulgarian Prista shareholding
5. Texaco sells in Greece
6. Sri Lanka calls for more lubes investment
7. OATS publishes European Oil Change Intervals Summary for trucks
8. Elf launches in Uganda
9. SK selects ExxonMobil’s Group II & III technologies for South Korean plant expansion
10. Hercules and Uniqema agree synthetics expansion plans
11. Hyundai to double Europe sales from new Czech base
12. Citroën goes with Total biodiesel for UK own-fleet
13. JCB does it!
OATS Bulletin Issue 76 - July 2006
Contents 1 . EMA announces biodiesel fuel test
2 . BP and DuPont work on ethanol alternative
3 . Major upgrade of Survey Master in EARL 6.03
4 . US ExxonMobil distributors’ merger heralds catalyst for change
5 . More API licences issued and CJ-4 to go live
6 . Bharat goes Group II-plus
7 . India’s concrete makers to be offered exclusive lubes
8 . OATS’ database growth now up to 24% annual rate
9 . Oldest refinery to celebrate 125 year achievement
10 . Shell, MAN go hydrogen in Rotterdam
11 . Nissan plans 97,000-vehicle oil consumption recall
12 . Honda to build as part of North America Vision plan
OATS Bulletin Issue 75 - June 2006
Contents 1. Comma Oil survey reveals high-level failures on low-level lubes
2. Chevron buys into soybean
3. 15,000 new models added to OATS’ database in last two years
4. Total links up for Saudi refinery
5. Shell to appeal on Kenya decision
6. Willowvale closes as foreign currency dries in Zimbabwe
7. ILMA revamps online
8. SK and Pertamina join on Group III plant
9. Best engine … best fuel economy triple for Toyota
10. JCB to attempt diesel land-speed record
OATS Bulletin Issue 74 - May 2006
Contents 1. China taxes local crude against US barrel prices
2. EARL6 given top marks in user research
3. Latest BP China investment
4. Chevron invests in world's largest crude complex in India
5. BP signs for biofuel market dominance in Australia
6. Ford clears field for Mercon V
7. Ford/Mazda in three party expansion in China
8. Ford boosts China export programme
9. Diesel fuel pump labelling
10. Toyota set to depose GM
11. Anglo-Spanish lubes conference in UK
OATS Bulletin Issue 73 - April 2006
Contents 1. OATS’ EARL6 tops 50,000 models
2. Basestock expert poses CJ-4 alternatives
3. Strategic conference for Asia lubes markets: Singapore April 2006
4. ExxonMobil creates separate oils for needs of trucks and SUVs
5. Oil-less engine heralded in China
6. Korea’s SK appoints new CEO and expands capacity
7. Fuchs increases sales 8.7% and profits leap 52%
8. Co-operation pact signed on US petroleum measures
9. GM to make six-speed automatic transmissions
10. Citroën builds for China
11. VW goes for 3D mapping
OATS Bulletin Issue 72 - February 2006
Contents
1. Italy's FL Selenia goes to US buyout investor KKR
2. South Korea's SK Corp in China and Indonesia moves
3. Could you work for the OATS data gathering team?
4. New SAE J306 adds gear oil classifications
5. Intertek acquires dedicated lubes testing laboratory
6. Peugeot Citroën to expand in Slovakia
7. Hyundai to expand capabilities in Europe
8. Ford promotes the ethanol alternative
9. Caterpillar to introduce new heavy-duty specs
10. Kia forced to maintain diesel/petrol pricing 'paradox
OATS Bulletin Issue 71 - January 2006
Contents
1. OATS ships EARL6.01
2. New menu and faster operation
3. Simple Surveys in 3 easy steps
4. Export surveys to Excel with a single click
5. Pop up viscosity tables embedded in footnotes
6. Preview upcoming data online
7. Dealer charts in just a few clicks
8. Want to know more about EARL6?
OATS Bulletin Issue 69 - November 2005
1. China's domestic lubes manufacturers gear up for the challenge of imports in a burgeoning market
2. Total to build more service stations in China
3. Simplified Surveys in EARL
4. ExxonMobil releases industry profits comparison
5. Innovene sold to Ineos in $9 billion deal
6. Valvoline licences Bulgarian lubes supplier in Turkey partnership
7. Cepsa ups refinery investment - but closes base oil plant
8. Sasol looks to help Tshwarisano buy a stake in Uhambo Oil
9. BP partners new joint venture in India while Castrol presses ahead
10. BMW enters India as part of Asia expansion
11. Half-century celebrations for Citroën's DS
12. Previews and challenges at first international MINI festival
OATS Bulletin Issue 68 - October 2005
1. API allows for flexibility in emergency product licensing following hurricanes
2. OATS launches Range Manager - a complete revamp of the lube matching utility
3. J300 for debate in open session
4. PetroChina's $2.7 billion share deal raises speculation
5. BP's intentions could open China to western pressure
6. Buying and selling talks for Porsche, VW and Proton
7. Total to invest heavily in France
8. ExxonMobil selling African assets to Total
9. Mobil Delvac hits eighty
10. Honda connects ahead of new hybrid launch
OATS Bulletin Issue 67 - September 2005
1. US EPA to define new international emissions tests for motorcycles
2. Total signs Neste Oil agreement towards new biodiesel plant
3. Get more lubes information from LubriTec
4. Chrysler licenses ATF-4
5. ExxonMobil seeks African-American entrepreneurs for US dealerships
6. Prices set to soar in the wake of Katrina
7. PKN Orlen and Agrofert in Unipetrol deal
8. Chevron merges with Unocal in growth area
9. South African-built charity BMW raises £38,000
10. An overview of REACH – important ongoing implications
OATS Bulletin Issue 66 - August 2005 1. BP and Dongfeng join for initial-fill and service lubes
2. Lukoil launches Euro 4 diesel, and restructures distribution
3. Kline predict Group III basestock pricing shift
4. July launch for ILMA's quality test committee
5. Simplified Surveys in EARL6
6. Total rolls out service station urea for emissions control
7. New service stations to help Total's plans for India
8. OATS' data tops 150,000 applications
9. Toyota reveals hydrogen fuel cell plans
10. Mazda suppliers supporting the environment |
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