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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has appointed Sanjay Khanna as its chairman and managing director (C&MD), effective April 9, 2026, the company disclosed in a stock exchange filing submitted to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and

Castrol India Limited has announced the upgrade of its flagship two- and four-wheeler engine oil ranges — Castrol Activ and Castrol GTX — to full-synthetic formulations, marking a significant shift in the Indian lubricants

eFuels SEA, Ltd. has launched as a new development platform dedicated to advancing eFuels (eFuels) projects throughout Southeast Asia, leveraging licensed technology from Infinium, the U.S.-based developer of the world’s first commercial-scale eFuels plant

Caterpillar Inc. has acquired Monarch Tractor, a California-based self-driving electric tractor startup, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified as they were not authorised to speak publicly. Neither Caterpillar nor

South Korea’s petroleum product exports reached their second-highest value on record in March, driven by surging oil prices following the outbreak of the Iran war, but the industry has entered emergency response mode as a crude oil supply gap threatens

Oxea, a global manufacturer of oxo intermediates and oxo performance chemicals, has announced price increases for five key products effective 15 April 2026, or as contracts allow, citing

Dow Chemical has announced that Jim Fitterling, chair and chief executive officer, will transition to the role of executive chair of the Board, effective 1 July 2026, with Karen S. Carter, currently chief operating officer, appointed as his successor as

Stellantis N.V. has announced plans to restructure its engineering development centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, into a more focused and efficient tech centre, with the facility retaining a key role within the company’s global

Shell Plc is in advanced talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) to sell its retail fuel station network in South Africa in a deal valued at approximately USD 1 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the

Motul has expanded its NGEN hybrid lubricant portfolio with two new products: the NGEN Hybrid 0W-8 engine oil and the E-Fuel System Care additive, the latest additions to a product range that already includes the NGEN Hybrid 0W-16, 0W-20, NGEN