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Chevron gains a new Chairman; GM and ILSAC lose a key figure; PTT buys into Total's blending operations and Rhein Chemie opens in China.

Big promises at the Climate Change conference, but what impact on fuel and lubes?

US base oil and Opec production falls; BP find strength in depth; Libya has a new oil minister and China talks to Uganda.

The lastest GF-5 specs are drafted; passenger car oils will lead the lubricants recovery according to Kline; Nigeria's base oil import ba

A real mix this month with sad news of the man behind WD-40, plenty of bull from Audi, a motorcycling robot and a steam-powered finale.

Corporate news is dominated by Q2 results from the oil producers, showing the full impact of the global recession.

Algae, sugar and ricin are on the menu for this months' environment news, while Volvo plugs in to hybrid technology and Shell and Exxon get

A potential time and money saving test for GF-5, the world's first liquid protein and India's own aviation lubricants make the news this mon

The IMF takes a brave step with a report on the end of the recession, Kline reports on global basestocks and an interesting view on EROEI he

Sports news includes BMW pulling out of Formula One and Castrol's ambitious plans for the FIFA World Cup.