Valero’s Paulsboro Refinery in New Jersey produces more than 12,000 barrels per day of highly refined paraffinic and aromatic oils for use in a wide variety of lubricant and process applications.
The Valero VP oils are available in a wide range of viscosities and are commonly used as lubricant base oils in automotive, railroad, industrial and marine engine oils. Both straight-cut and blended oils are available.
· Straight-cut
Includes VP 100, 165, 500, 700 and 150 Bright Stock.Typical Properties Specifications
· Blended
A state-of-the-art in-line blending system is used to produce a wide range of custom-blended oils.Typical Properties Specifications
· Export
Depending on availability, a slightly modified version of Valero's straight-cut base oils is available for international export. Typical Properties Specifications
The Valero VP paraffinic oils are commonly used as process oils by the rubber, paper and chemical industries. In addition, the ValAro® aromatic oil product line provides excellent performance as plasticizers and extenders in compounding rubber materials.
· Paraffinic
Includes straight-cut base oils VP 100, 165, 500, 700 and 150 Bright Stock and a variety of custom-blended oils. Typical Properties Specifications
· Aromatic
Valero aromatic oils, ValAro®100 and 130A, are ASTM Type 101 and 102 rubber process oils with typical total aromatics more than 80 percent.Typical Properties Specifications
Valero produces a complete line of naphthenic base oil products at the Three Rivers Refinery (Texas). Valero has an exclusive agreement with NYNAS, USA to market naphthenic oils.
· Naphthenic
These products are used as transformer oils, coolants, solvents, cutting fluids and some lubricants.