base oil
Zhenhai closed for maintenance
Sinopec closes largest refinery for repairs with significant loss of output.
Safety-Kleen brings blending in-house
US-based Safety-Kleen is to boost its blending capacity with a new plant
Saudi struggles with oil sales to Asia
Asian refiners are reluctant to use recent additional Saudi output
ATIEL announces new Group III guidlines
Standardisation of Interchange guidelines is set to ease the way for Group III lubes producers.
Iran moots avgas exports as Bahrain plant opens
Iran may begin exporting aviation fuel, while a new Group III plant starts up in Bahrain.
Exxon builds US plant and selects base stock distributors
ExxonMobil Chemical has broken ground on a massive base stock plant in Texas, while its Base Sock division selects new distributors around the world.
Nippon Oil and SK in joint venture
A new base oil and chemical refinery are being planned by JX Nippon Oil and SK Innovation as part of a new JV.
China lube prices to rise as US and Russia look good
China's industrial lube prices are set to rise, while US and Russian base oil production moves ahead.
Serbian Base oil plant begins operation
Base oil production started at the NIS plant in Novi Sad.
Chevron to build $1.4bn lubes plant
Chevron is set to extend its largest wholly-owned refinery with a new Base Oil production facility.
China & India to drive Asian base oil markets
A new report keeps China and India in the driving seat for base oils, but the supply landscape may change.
CO2 discovery could help oil extraction
New technology has been created to make CO2 an efficient means of extracting oil.
IEA report says oil and gas outlook uncertain
An International Energy Agency report say the outlook for oil and natural gas markets remains uncertain in the mid-term.
Korea and Spain line up new oil plant
South Koera's SK Lubricants and Spain's Repsol are to build a new plant in South East Spain
China set to hike Base Oil prices
CNPC and Sinopec have announced increases in base oil prices from the beginning of May.
