Rosneft subsidiary starts blending of marine lubricants for Castrol

The Novokuibyshevsk Oils and Additives Plant, a Rosneft subsidiary located in the Samara region in Central Russia, has begun producing marine lubricants under the Castrol brand. The first batch of Cyltech lubricants has already been shipped by rail to Russian customers.
The Novokuibyshevsk Plant is producing the new type of marine lubricants under a cooperation agreement signed in January 2013 with Baltic Petroleum, a BP subsidiary. For the first time, the plant is producing customized lubricants for a leading global energy company.
The two-year program of collaboration with Baltic Petroleum envisages production of 2.6 million liters of marine lubricants per year. The plant will produce eight grades of marine lubricants for the Russian market, including cylinder oil, medium alkaline marine lubricants, motor oil with dispersive and cleaning properties, and others. Cyltech 70, which is already being produced at the plant, provides protection against wear in marine engines using fuel with a sulfur content of more than 1.0% and up to 3.5%, which is typical of international merchant shipping.
The marine lubricants are being produced at a new, fully automated compounding unit. They are made from high-viscosity base oils produced from the plant.