Definition: “Lube Oil” is a lubricant, to be used in all mechanical system to reduce friction between moving parts. Produced out of crude oil, this Lube oil is also called Mineral oil.
Comments: The word Lubricant is mostly used to speak about the products, while Lube oil is normally referring to the process such as Lube Oil Refinery or even Lube Refinery.
The boiling point and freezing point of a lubricant must be selected for each application, so that they are classified in grades in respect with their viscosity index and thermal stability.
As sulfur embedded in fuels used to help the engines lubrication, the development of low sulfur diesel and the efficiency improvement of the engines have contributed to create needs for new lubricants with higher performances. These new needs push the Oil & Gas industry to new investments.
