Africa

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Tanzania Removes Duty on Kenyan Lubes

December 4, 2018

Tanzania waived its 25 percent duty last month on imported Kenyan lubricants. Some players in the Tanzanian and Kenyan l ...

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New Market Leaders for Kenyan Lubricant Market

November 27, 2018

When most multinationals began moving out of Kenya, it opened the door to an influx of new lubricant market players, a K ...

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Group I Growth Forecast for Africa

November 20, 2018

Contrary to global trends, African demand for API Group I base oils will continue rising in coming years and the grade r ...

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African Blenders Debate Quality Control

November 20, 2018

The African lubricant markets lack of an adequate quality control mechanism - particularly for its engine oil segment - ...

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African Rerefiners Debate Rerefined Oil Growth

November 13, 2018

African rerefiners agree that overcoming skeptical public perception of their rerefined base oils is a significant hurdl ...

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Group I Resurgence in South Africa

November 6, 2018

Not long ago, lubricant blenders in South Africa had begun shifting from API Group I to Group II base stocks. Now a numb ...

Regulating East Africas Lubes Market

Regulating East Africas Lubes Market

October 19, 2018

Some of the regions lubricant markets are beset by unlicensed dealers and fake products. In response, two governments ha ...

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11 PLC Expands in Lagos

October 16, 2018

11 PLC, formerly known as Mobil Oil Nigeria, says it is expanding and modernizing its lubricant blending plant in Lagos ...

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New Name, CEO for Acquired Chevron Assets

October 2, 2018

A Glencore-backed consortiums acquisition of Chevrons downstream operations in South Africa and Botswana is complete, an ...

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Engen Selling Service Stations to Vivo

September 25, 2018

Vivo Energy plc has a revised agreement to acquire Engen Petroleums operations in eight African countries. The deal has ...

Poured Under a Bad Sign: Counterfeit Lubes Harm the Industry

Poured Under a Bad Sign: Counterfeit Lubes Harm the Industry

September 19, 2018

Phony lubricant products and performance claims are reportedly widespread in some developing markets. Oil companies must ...

North Africas Patchwork Lubricants Market

North Africas Patchwork Lubricants Market

September 19, 2018

Each country in the regions lubricants market has its own supply-and-demand characteristics, but all are on an upward, a ...

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Local Firm Gets Nod for Chevron Sale

September 18, 2018

The South African Competition Tribunal last Thursday conditionally approved a Glencore-backed consortiums proposed acqui ...

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Glencore, Sinopec Vie for Chevron Assets

August 28, 2018

The South African Competition Commission last week qualified a bid by a group backed by Swiss mining company Glencore to ...

Generator Lubricants Are Key to Nigerias Economy

Generator Lubricants Are Key to Nigerias Economy

August 17, 2018

Ever-increasing demand on insufficient infrastructure widens the gap between generation capacity and consumption of elec ...

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Falling Nigerian Base Oil Prices Buck Trend

August 14, 2018

In most markets, base oil prices have risen significantly in the past two years, but in Nigeria, they have headed in the ...

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Deal Brings Oman’s Lubes to Kenya

July 17, 2018

Oman Trading International, a subsidiary of Oman Oil Marketing Co., inked an agreement with Kenyas Hass Petroleum to sel ...

Sludge Match

Sludge Match

July 15, 2018

African vehicles face a perfect storm of adverse operating conditions - hot weather, low-quality oils and poor maintenan ...