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

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 …

Conoil Profit Falls on Lower Sales

Conoil Profit Falls on Lower Sales

Nigerian lube blender Conoil reported a slightly lower gross profit and a 42% drop in sales revenue for its lubricants s …

German Demand Falls Again

German Demand Falls Again

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant demand declined 7% in November, the largest category – motor oils – posted a …

Castrol India Posts Jump in Profits

Castrol India Posts Jump in Profits

Castrol India Ltd. reported higher net profit for 2023 and the quarter ended Dec. 31, while the quarter brought double- …

Perstorp Opens Penta Plant in India

Perstorp Opens Penta Plant in India

Perstorp inaugurated a pentaerythritol production plant in western India on Feb. 20, saying it will meet growing regiona …

Downturn for Safety-Kleen, HF Sinclair

Downturn for Safety-Kleen, HF Sinclair

Clean Harbor’s Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment suffered declines in third-party revenues for the full ye …

MRS Posts Big Earnings Jump

MRS Posts Big Earnings Jump

Nigerian blender MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported a 154% jump in gross profit for its lubes segment for the full year, on a …

Profits Rise for GS Caltex, Fall for Thai Oil

Profits Rise for GS Caltex, Fall for Thai Oil

South Korea’s GS Caltex reported higher operating profit for its base oil and lubricants business for full-year 2023 d …

South Korea Base Oil Exports Decreased

South Korea Base Oil Exports Decreased

South Korea exported 23% less base oil volume in November and the exports’ declared value was flat, compared to the sa …

Electric Vehicle Sales Jumped in China

Electric Vehicle Sales Jumped in China

Passenger car sales in China rose 11% in 2023, while sales of new energy models surged by 38%, according to the China As …

Schaeffer Acquires Hicks Oils

Schaeffer Acquires Hicks Oils

St. Louis-based lubricants blender Schaeffer Manufacturing Co. acquired the lubricants business of Hicks Oils & Hick …

Valvoline Posts Big Jump in Earnings

Valvoline Posts Big Jump in Earnings

Valvoline Inc. reported a 114% jump in operating income and a 12% increase in net sales revenue for the quarter ended De …

Blue Tide Completes First Phase of Project

Blue Tide Completes First Phase of Project

Blue Tide Environmental announced today completion of the first phase of its base oils rerefinery in Baytown, Texas – …

Indonesia Disputes EU Fatty Acid Duties

Indonesia Disputes EU Fatty Acid Duties

Indonesia requested World Trade Organization dispute consultations with the European Union over its imposition of anti-d …

Castrol Profits Surged in 4th Quarter

Castrol Profits Surged in 4th Quarter

BP reported a triple-digit increase in fourth-quarter profitability for its Castrol lubricants business and a slight imp …

SKF Builds Equipment Factories in China

SKF Builds Equipment Factories in China

SKF opened a research and development and manufacturing site for lubrication management equipment in Taicang, China, las …

Profits Down at SK, S-Oil

Profits Down at SK, S-Oil

Operating income was down for the fourth quarter and full year for both SK Enmove’s and S-Oil’s base oil and lubrica …

Southeast Asia Auto Sales Dipped in 2023

Southeast Asia Auto Sales Dipped in 2023

Sales of four-wheel automobiles in Southeast Asia decreased 2% in 2023, while sales of motorcycles and scooters rose 4%, …