The Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels held the closing meeting of the fourth and fifth editions of the Interlaboratory Lubricants Program on Feb. 5 at the Center for Research and Technological Analysis in Brasilia. The fourth edition – March to July 2019 – had 36 participants and fifth edition – August to November 2019 – had 32, most of which are laboratories of companies that produce lubricants. United Arab Emirates-based GP Global expanded its international trading operations to the Americas with the appointment of Gene Owen as president of trading, based in Houston. The company trades in a variety of products, including base oils.