Vicky Denton

Shell plans to sell its network of around 60 French motorway petrol stations, with a buyer expected in Q3 2026 and transaction close targeted for early 2027.

A new CIMAC guideline maps the path to decarbonising marine and stationary 4-stroke engines through hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and ethanol — and what operators must know.

Europe’s EV share hit 20% in Q1 2026, but lingering LCV adoption, grid-readiness gaps, and V2G regulatory barriers offer direct lessons for Asia-Pacific’s energy transition.

The commercial satellite boom is accelerating globally, with dozens of private players competing. STLE 2026 researchers tackled the lubricants that keep it all running.

Castrol’s Charlotte Kehoe tells F+L Week 2026 that data engineering is reshaping lubricant innovation — and the future will be written as much in data as in chemistry.

A WSU-led study finds US SAF output will likely miss the 2030 goal as policy favours renewable diesel and HEFA feedstock supply stays tight.

Oxea and Kraton raise prices and Group III base oil supply tightens; STLE panellists warn of a worsening crunch.

TotalEnergies and Stellantis renew their engine oil partnership, extending it to all 10 brands and adding a co-branded Quartz Mopar range.

U.S. lubricant production rose 8% year-on-year in March 2026 to 5.24 million barrels, while exports fell and stocks drew down, EIA data show.

Acelen Renewables secures USD 1.5bn to build a Bahia biorefinery producing 1 billion litres of SAF and renewable diesel a year from 2029.