lubricant

Exxon is expected to spend about $2 billion to upgrade its Baytown, Texas, refinery to make more diesel and lubricant base stocks—and less gasoline—starting in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Converting discarded PVC into a useful lubricant component could therefore reduce plastic waste while creating a valuable new product.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Shohei Ohtani had lubricant injected into his left knee, and the Dodgers two-way star is expected to start Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

There are humans who hunt and slaughter whales and market the products for lipstick or industrial lubricant.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Meanwhile, big oil companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to shift refinery production from gasoline—the fuel most affected by the rise of EVs—to diesel, petrochemicals and lubricants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

The list of potential contaminants from the 'fire practice pond' include petrol, oil, lubricants, solvents and firefighting chemicals - which were "drained into storm water drainage."

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

But methylsiloxanes, a class of water-repelling silicone compounds often used as lubricants, have received far less attention.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

The horse was dead, set to be rendered, to have its atoms turned into pet food and stuff like shampoos, lubricants on condoms, rubber tires, and explosives.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith