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Energy Newsweek

Energy Newsweek

Kline presents Energy Newsweek, a curation of energy news articles providing insights into the state of the global energy market; shedding light on trends and new events that are impacting the markets in which we have expertise.

Lower Production, Oil Prices To Drag Down Exxon’s Q4 Earnings

Energy savings with advanced lubricant for heavy industry

January Auto Sales Thaw Out And Rise, Forecasters Say

Shell China: Hyundai recommends Shell as preferred aftermarket oil supplier for another five years

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Global Lubricant Basestocks: Market Analysis and Opportunities

Kline’s October Index of Base Stock Production and Re-refining Cash Margins Shows Pullback for VGO Refiners and Improved Returns for Re-refiners

In January, Kline & Company, a worldwide consulting and research firm serving needs of organizations in the lubricants and base stocks industry, introduced its monthly Base Stock Margin Index, a characterization of recent cash margin contributions in the U.S. base oil market over the past 24 months. The Index estimates cash margin contributions associated with

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The Widening of the Panama Canal - The Potential Game Changer

The Widening of the Panama Canal – The Potential Game Changer

Historically, the U.S. East Coast (Atlantic region), led by New York, dominated trading activities with other nations.
This certainly had an impact on the local economy in terms of growth in related industries such as shipping, trucking, railroad, and other such industries which resulted in the growth of marine engine oils, railroad engine oils, and HDMOs.
We may now see a shift in trade on a similar scale, with the U.S. Gulf Coast, led by Houston, New Orleans, and other ports in the region being the beneficiaries. A potential game changer, as announced by the Wall Street Journal, is the $5.25 billion widening of the Panama Canal scheduled to be completed in 2014. (Read more…)

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Brightstock Shortage

Brightstock Shortage

The dominant trend in the lubricant basestocks industry has been the decline in supply of Group I basestocks due to technical obsolescence as well as over-supply of higher performance Group II and Group III basestocks. Group I basestocks can no longer be used to blend high-performance and mid-tier passenger car motor oils (PCMO) and heavy

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