Lukoil benefits from Russian market; SOCAR expands in Azerbaijan
Russia's Lukoil benefitted from a strong domestic DIY and industrial lubes market in 2010, with SOCAR making the most of increased lubes demand in Azerbaijan.
Published 05-Jan-2011
Tag: Russia
Busy time for BASF
Chemical specialist BASF received good news from the EU over Cognis and is set to help Gazprom
Published 22-Dec-2010
Gazprom pushes further into lubes market
Gazprom Neft is expanding its auto and industrial lubricants production to take on Russian Asian market.
Published 25-Oct-2010
Georgian Wissol to import Total lubes
Georgia's oil distributor, Wissol, signs an exclusive deal with Total.
Published 22-Oct-2010
Additive costs should play greater role in European fuel pricing
Report from Russia and Ukraine suggests more attention should be paid to MTBE and ETBE factor co-efficients in gasoline pricing.
Published 20-Sep-2010
Russian oil to drop as Kazaks opens lubes plant
Russian oil and gas production is predicted to fall from 2012 as Kazakstan opens its first lubes plant.
Published 01-Jul-2010
Gazprom launches stylish synthetics
Russian oil giant Gazprom has launched a stylish new range of synthetic lubricants into the Russian and European market.
Published 13-May-2010
Norway and Russia settle Barents Sea dispute
Norway and Russia appear to have reached an amicable agreement over oil and gas exploration in the Barents Sea
Published 05-May-2010
Putin pledges Arctic clean-up
Russian Prime Minister Putin pledges a clean up of post-Soviet fuel and lubricants waste in the Arctic
Published 05-May-2010