October 2026

Sinopec’s Yanshan Petrochemical produced more than 8,000 tonnes of high-viscosity index (HVI) Group III base oil in September, with overall

OXCCU, a carbon-to-value company that converts waste carbon into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has produced its first samples of a finished synthetic blend component for SAF blending and says independent testing by Intertek shows it meets an international

Caltex Singapore has launched its 90th anniversary celebrations, with customer promotions running from October to December 2026, the company announced on October 27. Caltex is

Shell plc sold 66,000 barrels per day of lubricants in the third quarter of 2026, down 25% from 88,000 barrels per day a year earlier and the lowest of any quarter in its quarterly databook, which starts in 2021, the

The Mineral Resources Development Company Limited (MRDC) and Mobil Oil New Guinea Limited (Mobil), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have signed agreements for the proposed acquisition of Mobil’s retail service

NTN Corporation (NTN) will start mass production of its High-Speed, Long-Life Grease “SP-1” for machine tool spindle bearings in November 2026, giving customers the volumes they need to evaluate it on

Moeve and Galp have ended negotiations on a possible combination of their downstream businesses in the Iberian Peninsula, Moeve said on October 26. The talks followed a non-binding agreement the two

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon officially opened Glide’s waste oil re-refinery in Pukekohe on Sunday, October 18. Glide says it is the only facility of its kind in New Zealand. Used oil collected from the

Rancon Lubricants Limited has signed a land lease agreement with Invest Bangladesh for 6.5 acres of developed land at the National Special Economic Zone in Mirsarai, Chattogram,

PETRONAS CCS Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (PCCSV), a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), TotalEnergies EP CCS Malaysia and Japan’s Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) to develop carbon dioxide (CO₂)