January 2026

Ingevity has completed the sale of its North Charleston crude tall oil (CTO) refinery and the majority of its Performance Chemicals Industrial Specialties product line, the company

Castrol India has appointed Saugata Basuray as interim chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2026, as the lubricants manufacturer manages a leadership transition at its Indian

Indonesia aims to achieve diesel self-sufficiency by 2026 as state-owned energy company Pertamina prepares to bring its Balikpapan refinery expansion to full operational capacity,

Woodside Energy’s Beaumont New Ammonia facility in southeast Texas in the United States has produced its first ammonia following the completion of systems testing, marking the initial

Gulf Oil Lubricants India has launched a new fully synthetic motorcycle engine oil range, Syntrac, targeting the premium and high-performance two-wheeler segment. The

China will introduce the world’s first mandatory energy consumption limits for electric passenger vehicles from January 1, 2026, setting binding efficiency standards that are expected to influence global electric vehicle development. The new national

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. (Luberef) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco to assess the feasibility of developing a base oil production facility at the Jazan Refinery and Petrochemical Complex. The Jazan Refinery and Petrochemical Complex is

Repsol Lubricants has renewed its exclusive distribution agreement with Green B Co. Ltd. in South Korea, extending the partnership for a further three