Trafigura to sell Adnoc base oils in LatAm: Correction

Corrects first paragraph to Trafigura's appointment as "a seller" from "exclusive seller" of base oils in Latin America

Abu Dhabi's state-owned Adnoc has appointed Trafigura as a seller of its Group III base oils in Latin America.

Adnoc produces 500,000 t/yr of Group III base oils and 100,000t of Group II base oils at its Ruwais refinery. The refinery produces 2cst, 3cst, 4cst, 6cst and 8cst base oils. Group III base oils production began at the Ruwais refining complex in April 2016.

Group III base oils are typically used to manufacture high quality, full synthetic passenger car engine oils.

The Abu Dhabi company signed an exclusive agreement with Netherlands-based downstream distributor Penthol in May 2017 to sell its Group III base oils in the US. Adnoc appointed Switzerland-based trading and distribution company Chemlube as the exclusive seller of its Group III base oils in Europe and signed an exclusive agreement with Xiamen Sinolook Oil for China.

Adnoc's base oils have the following North American additive and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) approvals: API, ILSAC GF-5 to manufacture semi- and full-synthetic SAE 5W-20 and 5W-30 engine oils, approvals with all of the major additive manufacturers for 0W-20 motor oils and, mostly recently, GM Dexos 1.

By Jane Liu