Shell producing base oil from natural gas for motor oils
08 March 2014
Shell announced the production of the first clear base oil—the main component of motor oils—made from natural gas using its gas-to-liquids (GTL) PurePlus Technology. Shell PurePlus Technology is now being used to create motor oils for motorists in the United States. Pennzoil Platinum and Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Full Synthetic motor oils are the only ones blended exclusively with these GTL base oils.
Shell PurePlus Technology base oil is manufactured at the Pearl GTL facility in Ras Laffan in Qatar, a partnership between Qatar Petroleum and Shell. Shell PurePlus base oil is clear due to having fewer of the impurities found in crude oil. The Shell GTL and the Shell PurePlus base oil manufacturing processes have been the subject of multiple patents.
Pennzoil adds its own unique Active Cleansing Agents into the clear GTL-derived base oil to create Pennzoil Platinum.
Shell PurePlus Technology is the result of 40 years of innovation starting with the Shell natural-gas-to-liquids (GTL) process that dates back to the 1970s. We then took this technology and ultimately created Shell PurePlus base oil, which has been in large scale commercial development since late 2011. To our knowledge, Shell is the only manufacturer to have produced base oils from natural gas on a commercial scale and it’s exciting to pave the way for others to follow.
—Dr. Richard Dixon, Shell North America Motor Oil Technology Manager
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Goddam, I just bought Castrol synthetic motor oil last week..
Posted by: gorr | 08 March 2014 at 07:52 AM
Where was all this good stuff when I was driving ICE cars. Now, that I drive a Leaf, I don't have the joy of doing my own oil changes and the fun and exercise of cleaning up the spillage. Life without oil changes is so dull!
Posted by: Lad | 08 March 2014 at 09:11 AM
How can we buy GTL base oil with huge amount?
Posted by: martinoo | 09 September 2019 at 11:56 PM