This course provides an introduction to lubricants. You’ll learn about different types of lubricants and how they are used. We’ll cover the value chain for the lubricants industry, including major market players, as well as how they are manufactured and classified. We’ll also review the main fundamentals of the lubricants market, including supply and demand trends and key price drivers.

There are no pre-requisites for this course and no advance preparation is required.

Programme Level:  Basic

Course Code:  ILUB

Industry:  The Oil Industry

Course Length:  2 hours

CPE Credits:  2 self-study CPE credits awarded for this course

You will be able to:

• Define what lubricants are, and their main uses
• Describe the value chain for the lubricants industry, including major market players
• Recognize the key quality considerations for lubricants
• Describe how lubricants are manufactured
• Identify the different methods of classifying lubricants
• Point out the main supply and demand fundamentals of the lubricants market, and key price drivers

Practice exercises and self-assessment quizzes are included to help reinforce key topics introduced throughout the course.

A comprehensive final test will be given at the end of the course.