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European desire for small cars reduces emissions; self-healing starfish could prolong oil life; Indian collaboration on biofuels; 'lip gloss

API's SN standard faces challenges; Dexos fees to change as Infineum is first in line; Ford joins the myth-busters; UAE sets the base oil pa

Crude prices reach 18-month high; Opec supports price hike and Brazil; Petrobras strengthens Asian exports; Denbury makes $900m sale; and Sh

Canada stage triumphant Olympics; Castrol rank top drivers; Lotus unveils electric supercar.

Chevron moves further ahead in Latin America; Total commits to Qatar; Shell and BP face cost challenge in engineer shortage.

Q4 brings some relief for specialists; Imperial, BP and GS Caltex change direction; Toyota under global recall spotlight, but less attention

EPA announces renewables standards - receives qualified welcome; biofuels benefit from industrial waste and E.Coli; European buyers take low

Shell opens new GTL and bulk storage facilities; Hunstman starts ethylene amine production in Saudi; PTT pushes for export; Repsol and Suzuk

London taxis head for Poland; Castrol get a kick out of soccer sponsorship; VW diesels go racing and triumph in Dakar; and a gruelling route

Q4 upturns offer some relief after poor year for majors; large downstream restructures planned; Lubrizol announce $1bn investment plan; posi