Conoco Adds New Motor Oil to Hydroclear Product Line that Lowers Emissions, Reduces Fuel Consumption.Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 After extensive engine and fleet testing with a major automobile manufacturer, Conoco (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COCA) (NYSE:COCB) has added SAE 5W-20 motor oil to its Hydroclear(R) product line for retail sales. Conoco was the first in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to develop the low-viscosity SAE 5W-20 for low emission engines, and first to supply the new motor oil to an automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and for factory and service fill. Conoco's SAE 5W-20 surpasses both API SL and ILSAC ILSAC International Legal Services Advisory Council ILSAC International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee GF-3 standards. ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials engine tests confirm that the new motor oil significantly reduces fuel consumption resulting in reduced carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions while providing superior engine protection. This allows vehicle manufacturers to appreciably improve their Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE). Conoco scientists developed SAE 5W-20 motor oil from proprietary premium base stocks and Conoco's Hydroclear(R) lubricant technology. "This new motor oil is much more than a lower viscosity grade of an existing product. It's a totally new kind of passenger car motor oil, and Conoco was the first company to develop it," said David Turner, Conoco's product manager for automotive lubricants. "It's been on the market as a factory-fill motor oil and private-label brands for more than a year. Now it's available as Conoco Hydroclear(R) Super All Season Motor Oil through a network of lubricant distributors and the 5,000 Conoco retail outlets in North America," Turner said. Conoco is a major, integrated energy company based in Houston and active in 40 countries. |
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