There are many considerations when it comes to choosing between biodegradable lubricants and standard mineral based lubricants. A buyer must be aware of the application, industrial sector, environmental concerns, and...
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Matthew Blockus
The PSC Online Store Is International With UPS
The PSC Online Store, the pioneer of online petroleum sales, is excited to announce that it offers international and next day air shipping on the majority of its extensive product line with UPS. The Online Store’s...
Interactive Real Time Map Of The Oil Word
Abo.net, which stands for About Oil, has designed a really useful and unique tool. Their interactive real time map of the oil world allows you to scroll across the globe and click on all relevant oil countries. For each...
Asphalt Starts With Crude Oil
Driving is something that we do everyday, but how often do you think about the road beneath your wheels? Most roads in America are made from it and you know it’s summer when you smell that hot asphalt on pavement...
Harness Oil: How Big Oil Got Its Start
Many of today’s oil companies got their start selling harness oil. Early oilmen really did not know everything crude could do and they went through a process of application discovery as they attempted to produce...
The Engine Of A NYC Cab After 100K Miles
New York City Taxi’s receive some of the hardest wear and tear from the daily stop-and-go of the big apple. The average number of miles driven on a 12 hour shift by a NYC cab driver is 180 and most cabs are driven...
Crude-Oil Futures Drop 2%, Settle At Four-Week Low On Demand Worries
Global economic forecasts anticipate shrinking crude demand with rising output, which has created a drop in futures. Understand the current market situation from the this article @ 4-traders.com or read below. –U...
What Are The Worlds Largest Oil Reserves?
Below is a great map by country detailing the worlds largest oil reserves, which are the amount of oil that can be technically and economically recovered from the ground. The map also displays oil production by country...
The Phillips 66 Highway Hostesses
Wouldn’t it be nice if every gas station bathroom you went into was clean? The whole industry had a big issue with bathroom cleanliness in the 1930’s. Many brands notably Phillips 66 solved this problem with...
What Does A Barrel Of Oil And Whiskey Have In Common?
Why are there 42 gallons to a barrel of oil? Doesn’t 42 gallons seem like a strange number when 55 gallon drums are so prevalent today. It turns out that this number was dictated in Pennsylvania, the birthplace of...