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China is set to deploy its first deep see oil rig in the South China Sea oil fields.

Valvoline and parent company Ashland reported mixed Q2 results as a deal is struck with TNK-BP to market lubes in Russia

The Russian vehicle parc is modernising rapidly and lubes producers are having to keep pace with high quality products. Russian producers will need to look at JVs if they are to avoid losing the lubes market to 'Western' produducers.

Russian energy giant has a busy month announcing lubes deals and a new plant.

A new centre to enhance Russian Oil industry sustainability and efficiency has been approved.

Two new reports show significant growth in global oil consumption and specific US demand for synthetic lubes and functional fluids.

Russian scientists have found a pre-Ice Age lake that could help cosmic understanding

Chinese New Year sees massive migration; Sino-Russian relations are critical to China's oil supply and improved vehicle reliability means good news for lubes industry and

Latest figures show new high in post-Soviet oil output.

Environmental and safety groups are questioning the reality of Arctic drilling after fatal sinking of Russian rig.

UK-Russian conglomerate set to boost oilfield and export infrastructure from Yamal region.

Castrol is calling for clearer guidelines on marine lubrication for the polar region to reduce pollution.

Neste tankers were amongst this years' shipping traffic through the increasingly accessible Northeast Passage.

The joint Russian-UK company has applied to buy a stake in Lotos.

VNOGG has begun pumping oil from its Russian oilfield venture.

CNPC refinery catches fire in Liaoning Province and a furnace explodes at Gazprom's Omsk plant.

A fuel export ban by the Russian and Kazhak governments may to have a significant effect on local prices

Fuchs are set to build a Russian blending plant for OEM lubes.

Gas negotiations are set for a positive outcome while oil pipeline prices are agreed.

Chinese and Russian producers are set to build a multi-billion dollar refinery for 2015.

BP's Rosneft deal fails after the companies and AAR are unable to strike a deal over TNK-BP.

Q1 results from Shell and Exxon show a good start to 2011 as does BP and it's Russian subsidiary TNK-BP

BP is facing more turbulent waters with a stormy AGM in London and a touch-and-go deal in Russia.

China's industrial lube prices are set to rise, while US and Russian base oil production moves ahead.

ExxonMobil sets a new drilling record and plans expansion in Black Sea exploration.

Russia's Lukoil benefitted from a strong domestic DIY and industrial lubes market in 2010, with SOCAR making the most of increased lubes demand in Azerbaijan.

Chemical specialist BASF received good news from the EU over Cognis and is set to help Gazprom

Gazprom Neft is expanding its auto and industrial lubricants production to take on Russian Asian market.

Georgia's oil distributor, Wissol, signs an exclusive deal with Total.

Report from Russia and Ukraine suggests more attention should be paid to MTBE and ETBE factor co-efficients in gasoline pricing.

Russian oil and gas production is predicted to fall from 2012 as Kazakstan opens its first lubes plant.

Russian oil giant Gazprom has launched a stylish new range of synthetic lubricants into the Russian and European market.

Norway and Russia appear to have reached an amicable agreement over oil and gas exploration in the Barents Sea

Russian Prime Minister Putin pledges a clean up of post-Soviet fuel and lubricants waste in the Arctic