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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Schwepps" data-source="post: 326716" data-attributes="member: 3592">glock, based on a question asked of me in a PM by someone else, I'll go off topic for this post, but it's relevant to the issue of servicing our E90s. I think some forumers may not be aware that Petronas is quite new in the lube category of the industry. It imports the base oil marketed under its Syntium brand (which it's doing a good job of promoting in Asia and Europe) The Syntium 3000 LL-01 supplied to BMW here is certainly not made by Petronas. It is a fully synthetic oil and the market for fully synthetics here is very small, minute.Petronas is only just embarking on lube oil production with its new Melaka hydrocarbon plant, supposed to start operating late-2008. But even that will produce Group II and III oils, which are MINERAL oils. The base oil stock will form the mineral component of semi-synthetic oils, which is a much more lucrative market here, and in Petronas' other markets in Asia and Europe.Where is Syntium 3000 base oil actually synthesized? I don't know, I suspect Europe, maybe Italy. Maybe O&G sifu wc9922 will weigh in and enlighten us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The oil and gas industry is a globalised commodity business, and the downstream business models are mostly blending and branding exercises. Hence you can also get Boustead and Tesco petrol and oil. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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