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What is the Morris Lubricants Training Academy?

11/01/2022 by OilStoreAdministrator

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the world-leading lubrication manufacturer Morris Lubricants held numerous training events live at its headquarters in Shrewsbury. The company’s aim was to help inform and educate its customers, to…
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OPEC+ continues planned production increases

10/01/2022 by Mark

At its latest ministerial meeting, the OPEC+ group of oil producers have agreed to proceed with the next step in easing production quotas by 400,000
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What is the difference between synthetic blend oils and full synthetic oils?

07/01/2022 by Richard

High-quality oils are the base for the most common form of lubrication used today. While traditionally, all-natural mineral oils were used as lubricants for a wide range of machinery, over
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Expert predicts US production rises in 2022

06/01/2022 by OilStoreAdministrator

IHS Markit’s vice chairman, Daniel Yergin, has predicted that US oil production could rise by as much as 900,000 barrels per
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BP and Oceaneering successfully pilot remote ROV

04/01/2022 by Richard

In a first for the UK, Oceaneering International, a subsea technology and engineering company, has successfully piloted a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for BP from its
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GazProm boss cautious about oil market overheating

02/01/2022 by OilStoreAdministrator

The CEO of Gazprom Neft, Russia’s third-largest oil producer, has indicated that there is still a risk that the oil markets may overheat in 2022, although he said his company was working on increasing its…
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Maersk Tankers and BP trial marine biofuel

28/12/2021 by Richard

A new biofuel for the shipping sector has been successfully trialled by BP, using two vessels chartered
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Shell to make fuel from cow manure

24/12/2021 by Mark

Shell has announced its intention to begin making a low-carbon fuel based partly on cow manure.
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Investors push back expectations for peak oil

22/12/2021 by Richard

According to a survey by Bloomberg Intelligence, investors now see the demand for oil peaking some years later than they
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US reportedly not considering oil export ban

21/12/2021 by Katie

Reuters reports sources familiar with thinking in the White House as saying that the administration is not considering banning the export of crude oil in order to bring down
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US producers continue adding rigs

20/12/2021 by OilStoreAdministrator

Despite recent falls in the price of oil due to concerns over the new Omicron variant, US oil producers continued to add more rigs for the
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Russia credits OPEC+ for oil industry confidence

18/12/2021 by Mark

On the fifth anniversary of the OPEC+ agreement of December 2016, Alexander Novak, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, said that the deal had helped increase the confidence to invest
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