George Gill

GEORGE@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Senior Editor, Lube Report - George Gill joined LNG Publishing in 2006 as editor of the weekly Lube Report newsletter. George holds a bachelor’s degree in English, with an emphasis in non-fiction writing, from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He caught the journalism bug there after taking a newswriting class in summer 1986 and working as assistant news editor at the university’s Broadside weekly student newspaper during his 1986-1987 senior year. Prior to joining LNG, George spent the bulk of his journalism career at the Loudoun Times-Mirror weekly newspaper in Leesburg, Virginia, as reporter from 1988 to 1990, and as business editor from 1994 to 2006.

Recent Articles

Martin Midstream Posts Big Income Jump

Martin Midstream Posts Big Income Jump

Martin Midstream Partners reported a hefty increase in operating income on lower sales revenue for its specialty product …

Novel Sets Up Blending in the U.S.

Novel Sets Up Blending in the U.S.

Novel Reliable Technologies announced it is expanding its presence in North America with blending and warehouse capabili …

Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants

Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants

Process fluid provider Kodiak acquired Wayne, Oklahoma-based Aztech Lubricants, a specialist in wire drawing and wire lu …

EU Tightening Emissions Limits on Trucks

EU Tightening Emissions Limits on Trucks

The European Parliament adopted automobile emissions rules that tighten emissions limits for heavy-duty vehicles while l …

Spain Lube Demand Rose in 2023

Spain Lube Demand Rose in 2023

Spain’s lubricant demand rebounded in the second half of 2023 to finish ahead of 2022 levels, the Spain Lubricants Ass …

Profits Rise at MJL, Dip for Chevron Lanka

Profits Rise at MJL, Dip for Chevron Lanka

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC reported decreased profits for the full year but improved earnings for its fourth quarter. …

South Korea Base Oil Exports Fall

South Korea Base Oil Exports Fall

South Korea exported 20% less base oil at 23% less reported value in February than in the same month last year, accordin …

Lubrizol Earnings About Flat in 2023

Lubrizol Earnings About Flat in 2023

Lubrizol’s pre-tax earnings for 2023 were relatively unchanged from 2022, although Berkshire Hathaway noted that they …

Brazil Base Oil Output Up in January

Brazil Base Oil Output Up in January

Base oil production in Brazil rose 16%, and base oil imports volume ballooned by 47% in January, according to data relea …

Fuchs Profits, Sales Rose in 2023

Fuchs Profits, Sales Rose in 2023

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs SE reported 9% higher net profit on a 4% increase in sales revenues in 2023, as raw …

PSP Profits, Sales Decline in 2023

PSP Profits, Sales Decline in 2023

P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. reported lower sales and net profit for 2023, while PV Oil Lube JSC achieved a significant …

Quaker Chemical Back in Black Ink

Quaker Chemical Back in Black Ink

Quaker Chemical rebounded with net profits for the full year and fourth quarter last year, after reporting net losses fo …

U.S. Base Oil Output Fell in 2023

U.S. Base Oil Output Fell in 2023

Base oil production in the United States decreased 6% in 2023, while production in December experienced a 7% uptick in v …

Luberef Earnings Fell in 2023

Luberef Earnings Fell in 2023

Luberef reported a 24% drop in net profit for full-year 2023 as the effects of decreased crack margins more than offset …

OQ Chemicals Declares Force Majeure

OQ Chemicals Declares Force Majeure

OQ Chemicals yesterday declared force majeure for products manufactured at its Oberhausen, Germany, site – including s …

Hi-Tech Lubricants Earnings Rise

Hi-Tech Lubricants Earnings Rise

Pakistan’s Hi-Tech Lubricants reported a smaller consolidated net loss for its lubricants segment and improved segment …

Japan Lube Production Down, Sales Up

Japan Lube Production Down, Sales Up

Lubricant production in Japan declined 11% in January, while domestic sales of lubricants increased 3%, according to dat …

Calumet Cuts Loss; Perimeter Profit Falls

Calumet Cuts Loss; Perimeter Profit Falls

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. reported a rebound in net income for the full year 2023, although the fourth qu …