ConocoPhillips Company Upgrades Turbine Oil Product Line
06/29/2009
Leading Lubricants Supplier Provides Two New, Cost-Effective Options for Turbine Oil Customers
Houston – ConocoPhillips Company, the fourth largest U.S. lubricants
supplier, today announced two significant upgrades to its turbine oil product line, a tribranded offering featuring the Conoco, 76 Lubricants and Phillips 66 brand imagery. To
address increasing performance demands on modern turbines and provide a proactive
solution to new cleanliness and varnish concerns, ConocoPhillips Lubricants enhanced its
baseline Turbine Oil to offer a TOST (Turbine Oil Stability Test – ASTM D943) rating of
15,000 hours as opposed to the previous 7,500 hours. Simultaneously, ConocoPhillips
Lubricants introduced Ultra-Clean Turbine Oil featuring a guaranteed cleanliness level of
ISO 18/16/13 and a TOST rating of 15,000 hours. These two new oils join best-in-class
Diamond Class™ Turbine Oil in a comprehensive line that addresses the needs of industrial
turbine operations, according to Tim Langlais, director of industrial products.
“Greater demands on the power grid altered the operational profile of industrial turbines,creating the need for turbine oils that better address growing varnish and cleanliness concerns,” explains Langlais. “Power trips due to varnish formation can result in costly,unplanned downtime. ConocoPhillips Lubricants is raising the bar on cleanliness, oxidation control, varnish resistance and service levels to help our customers improve reliability in industrial turbines.”
The new ConocoPhillips Lubricants tri-branded turbine oil product line includes:
- Turbine Oil: This upgraded version of the existing product now offers a TOST
rating of 15,000 hours, and is ideal for customers operating steam, geothermal and
hydroelectric turbines that are less sensitive to issues surrounding oil cleanliness.
- Ultra-Clean Turbine Oil: This new oil is specifically designated for application in
gas and steam turbines and is rated at 15,000 hours TOST life. Additionally, this oil
is delivered at a guaranteed cleanliness rating of 18/16/13. Ultra-Clean Turbine Oil
best serves customers concerned with oil cleanliness whose scheduled drain interval
is fixed at 15,000 hours or less.
- Diamond Class Turbine Oil: This best-in-class product is designed for use in
direct drive gas, combined-cycle and co-generation gas turbines. Rated at an
impressive 35,000 hours TOST life, Diamond Class Turbine Oil is ideal for
customers who want it all - documented varnish control, guaranteed cleanliness
rating of 18/16/13 and maximum drain intervals.
Ultra-Clean Turbine Oil will undergo the same white-glove filtration treatment and dedicated transport process previously reserved only for Diamond Class Turbine Oil, minimizing the need for costly, third-party services and other after-market solutions to control particle count. ConocoPhillips Lubricants continues to provide turbine operators a comprehensive line of exceptional turbine oils that meet or exceed their operational needs.
To locate a Marketer in your area or receive additional information about this new offering,visit www.conocophillipslubricants.com.
ConocoPhillips is an integrated petroleum company with interests around the world. For
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