14-06-2019

ExxonMobil completes Singapore expansion to enhance Group II base stocks supply

ExxonMobil today said that it has completed an expansion at its Singapore refinery  to upgrade its production of EHC™ Group II base stocks, strengthening  the global supply of high-quality base stocks and enhancing the  integrated facility’s competitiveness.

 The expansion will enable customers to blend lubricants that satisfy  more stringent specifications, help lower emissions and improve fuel  economy and low-temperature performance. Customers will achieve  short-term and long-term cost savings through blending optimization and  reformulation.
 
“The safe, on-schedule completion and successful startup of this  expansion further enhances ExxonMobil’s competitiveness in manufacturing  Group II base stocks,” said Bryan Milton, president of ExxonMobil Fuels  & Lubricants. “It further establishes ExxonMobil as a key producer of  fuels and petrochemical products and affirms our confidence in  Singapore, where we operate ExxonMobil’s largest global integrated  refining and petrochemical complex.”

Supply to customers is expected in the third quarter of 2019, and builds  upon recent expansions at ExxonMobil’s Rotterdam facility, which along  with existing production in Baytown, Texas strengthens the global supply  of high-quality base stocks.

ExxonMobil’s EHC™ product line has been designed to maximize the  performance of all major automotive engine oil grades and to enhance the  performance of finished lubricants used in multiple industries.

Construction of the expansion began in 2017 and was completed safely and  on schedule with 1 million workforce hours. At peak construction, more  than 300 workers were employed.

Earlier this year, ExxonMobil announced a final investment decision on a  multi-billion dollar expansion of the Singapore integrated manufacturing  complex as part of the company’s plan to significantly increase earnings  potential of the site.