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2011 - JobbersWorld Archives 

 

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Dec. 12, 2011

ConocoPhillips Announces Price Decrease

Chevron Further Ensures Lubricant Quality with Product Integrity Assurance System


Dec. 1, 2011

RelaDyne Acquires Hill Oil Company and PetroClean Solutions

PQIA Issues Consumer Alert on MaxiGuard

 

Nov. 16, 2011

Booth Waltz Acquires Windward Petroleum

New Website Connects Buyers and Sellers in Lubes


Nov. 9, 2011

Lubrizol Signs Agreement to Acquire Chemtool


Oct. 11, 2011

What's Driving Base Oil Prices? 

Where are Base Oil Prices Heading?

Used Engine Oil Gets Recycled by 95 Percent of Auto Repair Shops and Parts Stores

 

Oct. 1, 2011

Nissan Announces a Dealer Price Increase on Lubricants

KOST USA, Inc. Expands Product Offerings to Western US Market
Velaro Completes Purchase of Murphy Oil's Meraux, LA Refinery 

 Making Choices When Prices Are The Same.  

 

Sept. 15, 2011

Shell NA Lubes Announces Reorganization

PQIA Issues Consumer Alerts on Six Motor Oils

Toyota Announces a Price Adjustment on Genuine Oil

Sasol Announces Feasibility Study to Build First Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) plant in the US

 

Sept. 1 2011

RelaDyne Acquires Derrick Oil and Supply

POLARIS Brings on More International Sales Experience

 

Aug 23, 2011

For the Sake of Completeness - Castrol Industrial, Petro-Canada and EcoPower Also Increased Prices

Elephants in the Room

 

Aug 16, 2011 (Evening)

Add CITGO and ConocoPhillips to the List of Majors Announcing a Price Increase

The Time is Getting Longer 

Update - Summary of Price Increases in Round Four

 

Aug 16, 2011

ExxonMobil and Castrol Announce Price Increases

Summary of Price Increases in Round Four

Golden Gate Petroleum to pay $3 Million Settlement

 

Aug 9, 2011

- Valvoline Increases Lubricant Prices

- The Marketer's Voice

- Crude - Base Oil Spread

 

Aug 8, 2011

- Valvoline Price Increase - Correction

- The Results are In: Will Price Postings Commoditize the Lubricants Business?

 

Aug 5, 2011

The Majors are Moving

 

Aug 2, 2011

For Those Wondering - Not a Word

Goodwrench Ups Lube Prices

 


July 18, 2011

- A Major Moves - Chevron Announces Price Increase

- Fire Destroys Niagara Lubricant Company Facility 

- ValvTect Treated Fuels Hit Over 1 Billion Gallons

 

July 6, 2011

- Round 4 for Additives - Afton and Infineum Up Prices

- 7th Inning Stretch, or a Squeeze Play? 

- Safety-Kleen to Conduct Preliminary Engineering for New Re-Refinery in Southern U.S.

- Curt Knapp Named Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Safety-Kleen

June 21, 2011

- No Surprise - When Costs Increase, so do Prices

 

June 17, 2011

More Price Increases (Chemlube, Amalie)

And the Winners Are

 

June 13, 2011 (Evening Edition)

- CAM2 International, LLC to open and operate a lubricant terminal and blending facility in Bakersfield, California

 

June 13, 2011

- Warren Oil Announces a Price Increase

- And it's not only the Blenders Increasing Prices

 

June 10, 2011

- Add Smitty's to the List in Round 4

 

June 9, 2011

 -Motiva Moves Base Oil Price

- U.S. Lubricants Also Announces a Price Increase

- The Crude-Base Oil Spread

 

June 8, 2011

- Price Increases - Round 4?

 

June 6, 2011 (Evening Edition)

- Quaker State to Reward Motorist With Cash Back for Holding Onto Their Vehicles Longer

- The Lift in Retail PCMO Prices

- Universal Lubricants Super XHD dexos1 Approved

 

June 6, 2011

- Quaker State Reward Motorist with Cash Back for Holding Onto Their Vehicles Longer

- The Lift in Retail PCMO Prices

 

June 1, 2011

- Shell and its Marketers Growing Together

May 23, 2011

- Valvoline Increases Lube Prices

- Price Increase Summary

 

May 20, 2011

- Shell Announces Price  Increase

- Price Increase Summary - Round 3

- Career Opportunitites

 

May 16, 2011

- More Majors Move Prices

- Preparing and Recovering From the Flood

- Carrer Opportunities

 

May 13, 2011

- Chevron and ConocoPhillips are Next in the Third Round of Price Increases in 2011

- Price Increase Summary

- Career Opportunities

 

May 11, 2011

- ExxonMobil First Major in Round Three of Price Increases
- Time Between Price Increases
- Career Opportunities

 

MAY 2011

May 10, 2011

- ARG Moves Price-
- The Spread Keeps Spreading
- Bracing for the Flood
- Career Opportunities

 

May 5, 2011

- Pennzoil Pride

- RelDyne Partners with Des-Case

- Shell Ecobox Now Available to Distributors

- Castrol Edge With Titanium

- Bel-Ray Partners with TM

- McPherson Celebrates 40th

- Career Opportunities

 

APRIL 2011

April 19, 2011

 - Advanced Lubrication Specialties (ALS) increases finished lubricant prices

- Chemlube increases bulk lubricant prices

- Safety-Kleen will increase its bulk lubricant prices  

- Shell increases its DFOA (aka buyback) fee

April 15, 2011
 - More Price Increases - Round 3
     Smitty's Supply
     Warren Oil Company
     CAM2
 - Why are Lubricant Prices Increasing?
 - George Ristevski Appointed SVP and Chief Operating Officer of Maxum Petroleum

April 11, 2011
 - PetroChoice Acquires Anderson Lubricants, Inc.

April 7, 2011
 - Battling for Market Share; So What's New?
 - Lubrizol Announces Increase on Lubricant Additives
 - Additive Price Increases - What they Mean

April 4, 2011
  - The Spreads are Spreading
  - Holly Hikes Base Oil Prices
  - Chevron Introduces New Delo® Grease ESI
  

March 2011

March 30, 2011

   - Hang on - It could be a Wild Ride!  
   - Do Lubricant Price Increases Stick?
   - Craig Callé Appointed SVP and Chief Financial Officer of Maxum Petroleum
   - Universal Lubricants Hits 1.5 Million Gallon Production Mark of New ECO ULTRA® Recycled Motor Oil
   - Shell Rotella SuperRigs® Coming to KENLY 95 Petro in Kenly, North Carolina  

March 22, 2011
   - Castrol Holds Out Until Last Among the Majors
   - U.S. Lubricants Announces Increase
   - Kendall
Motor Oil - Mean and Green
   - Universal Lubricants' ECO ULTRA® Recycled Motor Oil Becomes Official Green Product of the AIOD
   - Andrew Bornstein is the New President of NAL 

March 21, 2011
  - Valvoline Increases Lube Prices
  - Commonwealth Oil Ups Price 
  - Round Two of 2011 Price Increases

March 15, 2011
  - 2011 Price Increases (Correction)

March 15, 2011 (AM)
  - ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, PetroCanada and CITGO Move Prices Up
  - Sampling of 2011 Price Increases
  -
Haycock Petroleum Announced as Newest Sinclair ArticFire Lubricant Distributor
 
- Edgar Hansen to Appear at Delo® Booth During MATS

March 14R, 2011
  - Shell Also Announced a Price Increase
  -
ARG Announces Increase 
  -
Advanced Lubrication Specialties Also Moves Price
  - Nippon Oil USA Bumps up Prices

March 14, 2011
  - Chevron Bumps up the Price of Lubes
 -  Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Lubrizol for $9.7 billion

March 11, 2011
  -
Safety-Kleen Announces Increase on Lubricants
  - Shell Increases Coolant Prices
  - PQIA Issues Another Consumer Alert on Motor Oil

  - Valvoline's  "NextGen™" is on the Shelves

  - Ferrell Oil Brings on Doster as VP of Sales and Marketing

 

March 1, 2011

  - Here We Go!  The Independents are First to Move
  - Smitty's announces
  - CAM2 also bumps prices
  - Warren Oil Ups its Price
  -
Ouch!  - The Shell and Jiffy Lube Story(PQIA) Issues Consumer Alerts on Two Motor Oils


February 2011

Feb 15, 2011

  - Shell Sweetens the Deal for Jiffy Lube
  - JobbersWorld Unveils New MarketPlace For Hiring, Buying, Selling and More!

Feb 8, 2011 
 -  Valvoline Goes Green with "NextGen™"
  - Pugh Lubricants Named "Top Flight Marketer"
  - Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Brings on NOxBlue DEF

Feb 2, 2011
   - ExxonMobil Makes Big Changes to its PCEO Lineup
  - Chevron Pascagoula - That's a Lot of Juice!

 

January 2011

Jan 31, 2011
  -
It's back On! Chevron to Build $1.4 Billion Base Oil Plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi
  -
Honeywell to Sell its CPG Automotive Group

Jan 25, 2011
  - It's official - Castrol Announces Price Increase
  - Western Marketing Drops AIOD
  - Private Label vs. Big Brands 
  - Spectrum Acquires A/R Packaging Corporation

Jan 21, 2011
  - It's Official, Petro-Canada is Now dexos1 licensed

Jan 19, 2011

  - Valvoline on Valentines' Day -  Price Increase
  - Price Increases - Leaders and Laggards 
  - Shell Marketer's Meeting Had Most in Attendance Feeling Upbeat
  - Shell Concept Lubricant Achieves Up To 6.5% Fuel Economy Benefit
 

Jan 11, 2011
  - Shell Announces Increase 
  - Price Increases - Leaders and Laggards
  - RelaDyne and BioBlend Announce Distribution Agreement
  - GROWMARK Lubricant Manufacturing Facility to Undergo Major Renovation
 
Jan 6, 2011
  - CITGO Announces Price Increase
  - ExMo Bumps  Up Prices

  - Shell Lubricants Announces Two New Canadian Distribution Alliances


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