March 29, 2020
Total Lubmarine’s Talusia Universal (BN57) has received a “No Objection Letter“ (NOL) from ship engine maker Winterthur Gas and Diesel (WinGD) for all marine fuels (liquid and gas) with a sulphur content of between 0.00% and 1.50%. Talusia Universal is a single marine cylinder oil solution, designed to lubricate engines using a wide range of […]
Thailand’s deputy prime minister said last week that the Kingdom would become the regional hub for producing electric vehicles within five years and unveiled a strategy and policies to achieve that goal. “Strategies are in place for all parties to make Thailand an electric vehicle production base within five years. The Industry Ministry, the Energy […]
Independent lubricant company Morris Lubricants, which celebrated its 150th anniversary last December, has received board approval for two major projects to improve production and reception facilities at its headquarters located in Shrewsbury, UK. The first project will see production lines brought together in one location at the Castle Foregate works and a brand-new array of […]
Total Lubmarine’s Talusia Universal (BN57) has received a “No Objection Letter“ (NOL) from ship engine maker Winterthur Gas and Diesel (WinGD) for all marine fuels (liquid and gas) with a sulphur content of between 0.00% and 1.50%. Talusia Universal is a single marine cylinder oil solution, designed to lubricate engines using a wide range of […]
Gazpromneft-Lubricants Ltd., the operator of Gazprom Neft’s oil business, boosted its sales of in international markets to 106 thousand tons in 2019, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year. Deliveries of small-packaged G-Energy and Gazprom Neft branded premium products increased by 10.5% to 95.7 thousand tons. The company’s geographic coverage of Gazprom Neft lubricants delivery has expanded […]
Lubricant consumption in South Korea, the eighth-largest lubricant market in the world, fell to a 10-year low of 889,600 tons in 2019, according to the Korea Lubricants Industry Association. Over the past 20 years, South Korea’s lubricants consumption has remained at nearly 1 million litres per year. The decline was attributed to numerous external factors […]
Chevron Marine has launched a suite of digital solutions to support shipping’s journey into a more efficient future. Chevron Marine Cloud Solutions, including the customer order management platform OnePort™ launched last year, offers ship owners and operators tools with which to analyse, manage and ultimately help to improve their operational performance. The solutions, developed under […]
Chevron Corporation, one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies headquartered in San Ramon, California, U.S.A., announced yesterday that it is reducing capital spending by 20% to USD16 billion, in response to today’s challenging market conditions. “With an industry leading balance sheet and a flexible capital program, we believe Chevron is resilient and positioned to […]
Chinese automaker BYD and Italian automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) are now producing face masks to help the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). BYD recently revealed that it has created the world’s largest mass-produced face masks plant, which is now running at full capacity, producing five million masks and 300,000 bottles of disinfectants per […]
Gazpromneft-Lubricants Ltd., the operator of Gazprom Neft’s oil business, boosted its sales of in international markets to 106 thousand tons in 2019, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year. Deliveries of small-packaged G-Energy and Gazprom Neft branded premium products increased by 10.5% to 95.7 thousand tons. The company’s geographic coverage of Gazprom Neft lubricants delivery has expanded […]
The effect of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on society and the global economy is unprecedented, with grave consequences for the automobile industry. Indeed, most of the members of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have already announced temporary closures of plants due to collapsing demand, supply shortages, and government measures, and are facing cases of […]
Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of Total, addressed the French energy group’s employees on 19 March to mobilize them in the face of the challenges ahead. He recalled the resilience that the group’s teams demonstrated during the 2015-16 oil crisis as well as the two pillars of the group’s strategy which are the organic pre-dividend […]
CNOOC Limited has announced that Xu Keqiang has resigned as president, although he remains as an executive director and chief executive officer of the company. The change took effect on 20 March 2020. Succeeding Xu as president of CNOOC Limited is Hu Guangjie, who was also appointed as executive director. Born in 1973, Hu is […]
