chevron base oils for automotive use

[facility1]

was reading a site on base oils and saw chevron makes a group three plus base oil called Nexron, is this like the GTL base that shell makes? Who else has GTL base oil for automotive lubricants or even similar?

 

[MolaKule]

NEXBASE was an acquisition by Chevron of NESTE's base oils:

Chevron Acquires NEXBASE™ Brand

Today, Chevron Global Energy Inc. announced that it closed its previously announced agreement with Neste Corporation to acquire its NEXBASE™ brand.

www.chevron.com

Chevron Base Oils

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

was reading a site on base oils and saw chevron makes a group three plus base oil called Nexron, is this like the GTL base that shell makes? Who else has GTL base oil for automotive lubricants or even similar?

Not GTL. https://www.oil-gasportal.com/gtl-s..., five commercial-scale,Bintulu GTL, Malaysia

Some more info below.

https://www-old.neste.com/sites/neste.com/files/attachments/base_oils_2018_online.pdf

 

[kschachn]

was reading a site on base oils and saw chevron makes a group three plus base oil called Nexron, is this like the GTL base that shell makes? Who else has GTL base oil for automotive lubricants or even similar?

Any base stock that meets the interchange requirements for Group III (as defined in API Annex E) would be similar. It’s not dependent on the origin. Several of them out there not just ones derived from GTL, all are based on the level and effectiveness of hydrocracking (including GTL).

 

[4WD]

There are smaller players - but some majors are cautious due to the cost of large scale GTL upfront …

Sasol GTL | Fuels and Oils Products |

Sasol, an international integrated Chemicals and Energy Company is a leading supplier of GTL with a wide range of and GTL products. Sasol’s GTL are supplied into multiple industries and application areas.

products.sasol.com

 

[MolaKule]

For the technology involved in the production of GTL here is a White Paper:

GTL Base Oil Synthesis

The GTL Group III+ Base Oil Synthesis Process (A Summary derived from various Patents) by MolaKule The Gas-to-Liquid process is executed primarily by using a Fisher-Tropsch process https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/carbon-management/energy-systems/gasification/gasifipedia/ftsynthesis whereby...

bobistheoilguy.com

 

[facility1]

thanks all,this helps on this information,sounds like the Havoline pro-ds maybe a type of group three plus,the pro-rs is a sort of plant based at 25%,though hard to find in stores

 

[MalibuRam65]

thanks all,this helps on this information,sounds like the Havoline pro-ds maybe a type of group three plus,the pro-rs is a sort of plant based at 25%,though hard to find in stores

Havoline is good stuff but you better looks at Triax Lubricants or Amsoil for Group 4 synthetics