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EDITOR'S LETTER What is the Petroleum Quality I
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Monthly U.S. Base Oil Production (million barrels
naphthenic) experienced a sharp decline in produc
Licensed base oils supplied by:
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First-half U.S. Base Oil Production (000 barrels,
Grease Compatibility Charts Are Incompatible with
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Celsius may be reasonable. Furthermore, rating
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Excavators, cranes and bulldozers lumber slowly a
monogrades because they are formulat- ed with pol
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roles (8 percent). Seniority levels ranged from t
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more difficult in the future, as many recent grad
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