Industry News

Chevron Oronite has opened a new local storage facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, bolstering its supply chain capabilities and customer support across the Middle East. The announcement

INEOS has announced a EUR 250 million (USD 288.5 million) investment to modernise its steam cracker at Lavera in southern France, aimed at improving site reliability, reducing emissions, and safeguarding thousands of jobs. The project is backed by

Afton Chemical has appointed PT Sari Sarana Kimiatama (SSKTama) as its official distributor for the independent lubricant segment in Indonesia, effective October 2025. The move is intended to strengthen Afton’s position in one of Southeast Asia’s

TotalEnergies Marketing Qatar and Q-Auto LLC have renewed their exclusive lubricants supply agreement, extending the partnership until 2028. The announcement was made on 18 November 2025

Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) has introduced a new synthetic automatic transmission fluid (ATF) developed in partnership with Allison Transmission and FUCHS Lubricants to support the growing number of Allison-equipped medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the country. The new Isuzu ATF Syn

NYK Line and BHP have renewed their strategic partnership to accelerate decarbonisation and improve safety in the dry bulk shipping sector. The agreement, signed on 25 November, extends a memorandum of understanding (MOU) first concluded in June 2022 and deepens

GS Group has promoted Huh Yongsoo, president of GS Energy, and Huh Sehong, president of GS Caltex, to the positions of vice chairman, strengthening leadership across the group’s core energy and refining businesses. The restructure aims to reinforce accountability as

Singapore will begin licensing the supply of methanol as a marine fuel from 1 January 2026, marking a major step in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s (MPA) plan to scale alternative fuels and strengthen

Overwatch Capital, a U.S.-based investment and development platform headquartered in Houston, Texas,  and Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan’s largest energy and industrial companies, headquartered in Tokyo, have formed a strategic partnership to develop a new generation of

Chevron Pakistan Lubricants and HBL have formed a strategic partnership that allows HBL credit card holders to redeem their reward points for Caltex lubricants at selected oil change outlets in major cities. The initiative is designed to enhance customer