Kuwait Petroleum International and Gunvor Group have announced that their respective affiliates have reached the final stage of negotiations on the sale of the KP Europoort refinery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, subject to regulatory approval. The refinery includes an API Group I base oil plant with production capacity of 4,650 barrels per day.

Sea-Land Chemical has entered into a distributor agreement with Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A. for their lubricant product portfolio for the United States and Canada. Currently, Sea-Land Chemical Europe represents Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A. as sole distributor in the UK, Nordic region and the Netherlands.

Kline, last Tuesday, announced that Annie Jarquin has been appointed as Director in the Energy Practice and Hardeep Parmar appointed as Director in the Chemicals Practice of Kline’s Management Consulting business. Annie Jarquin, prior to joining Kline, ran the global lubricants and greases benchmarking and analysis project at Malik PIMS.

Pilot Chemical Company last Thursday announced that Paul Morrisroe, Chairman and CEO, is retiring as CEO effective October 15. Mr. Morrisroe will remain as an active owner as well as the Chairman of Pilot Chemical’s Board of Directors. Succeeding Mr. Morrisroe as CEO is Pamela R. Butcher, who will become Pilot Chemical’s President and CEO.

• Motiva Reduces Prices of Its API Group II Star 4 (100 SUS), Star 6 (220 SUS) and STAR 12 (600 SUS) by 10 CPG, Effective October 14
• Hydrodec U.K. Sells Its Waste Oil Collection Assets in Knowsley for £685,000 (US $1.05 Million) to Mulberry Waste Ltd
• Oxea Launches Oxlube L9-TMP Lubricant as C8/C10 Trimethylolpropane Replacement