Chevron opens high-tech blending system

KARACHI: Chevron Pakistan Lubricants (Private) Limited on Tuesday inaugurated its high-tech blending equipment and new blending control system at its West Wharf Lubricants Blending Plant.

“Chevron is committed to grow its lubricants business in Pakistan, and this investment is a testament of its intent,” a statement quoted Farrukh Saeed, vice president Asia Pacific as saying. “Over the years, our Pakistan lubricants business has shown significant growth and it is important that we invest today, for a brighter tomorrow.”

Earlier this year, Chevron Pakistan Lubricants announced plans to spend more than two billion rupees in the country in the next three to four years to upgrade and expand its Lubricants Blending Plant in West Wharf as well as other facilities across Pakistan, which will make them state-of-the-art establishments.

The statement said Chevron Lubricants’ latest investment in Pakistan will provide state-of-the-art infrastructure. The investment will also include construction of new bulk storage tanks, additive decanting bay and bulk filling facility.

Chevron Pakistan Lubricants, a subsidiary of US-based multinational energy corporation, has at present developed a chain of 65 oil-change facilities nation-wide, and plans to further broaden the network to 150 by 2017.