Castrol has announced that it will become the sole brand for BP’s marine lubricant offering. The transition to consolidate the marine lubricants currently provided under both BP Marine and Castrol Marine brands has been in progress for over two years. BP's main grade marine lubricant products and services will be moved over to their Castrol equivalents in the coming months.

Pertamina Lubricants is acquiring Amaco Production Co. Ltd, a lubricants blender in Bangkok, Thailand. Amaco Production produces lubricants under the ‘AMCO’ brand. It owns a blending plant with a production capacity of 45,000 tons of lubricants per year. PT Pertamina Lubricants also said it aims to be among the 15 largest lubricant producers in the world in 2018.

Phillips 66 has announced the opening of a Group III Ultra-S® base oil supply point in Houston. The new supply point expands Phillips 66’s existing Group II and Group III base oil network. Phillips 66 Base Oils’ existing Group III supply points are in New Orleans, Louisiana; Savannah, Georgia; McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania; and Los Angeles, California

Madrid-based CEPSA has introduced its new range of XTAR synthetic automotive lubricants and is revamping its commercial strategy in Spain and overseas to markets in South America and Asia, as well as within Europe. All the CEPSA Lubricant products are manufactured at the company's San Roque plant in Spain.

Neste Oil announced it is to change its structure and organization, in response to developments that have taken place in its businesses and operating environment in recent years. As part of this restructuring, Matti Lehmus has been appointed Executive Vice President, Oil Products. He was previously responsible for Oil Products & Renewables.

• Kline’s June Index of Base Stock Production and Re-refining Cash Margins Shows a Slight Decrease in Profitability for Base Stock Producers
• Neste Oil Successfully Tests Using Recycled Oil as Traffic Fuel Feedstock
• Oxea Announces Price Increase for Polyols in Asia and Latin America
• Shell Midstream Partners Files for IPO
• E3 Launches Evolution Lubricants And Technologies; Appoints Eddie Conz III, President And Chris Fornili, Executive Vice President