Some time ago, we introduced some basic knowledge about lubricating oil. Starting from today, we will introduce the prices of various lubricant brands and answer some questions that everyone cares about. Today, we will bring you Shell Lubricants.

● Introduction of Shell Lubricating Oil Products

　　Shell’s lubricating oil products are very rich, and consumers usually use the color of packaging barrels to distinguish the product structure of Shell’s lubricating oil. For example, Shell Extraordinary Heineken series is generally called "grey shell", Shell Heineken HX7 series is called "blue shell", HX5 series is generally called "yellow shell", and so on. In fact, this distinction is not very accurate, because with the enrichment of products, some new products will also use the same color packaging as different old products. For example, the packaging for the newly listed HX8 fully synthetic lubricating oil is the same as that of the extraordinary Heineken series, and it is all gray. Let’s introduce Shell’s lubricating oil products in the form of tables.

1. Shell Extraordinary Heineken Series Synthetic Lubricating Oil:

　　Shell Extraordinary Heineken Series is Shell’s top synthetic lubricant, which is suitable for most luxury cars, models and high performance. In this series, Shell Extraordinary Heineken Ultra is common in the market, while Shell Extraordinary Heineken Ultra R and Shell Extraordinary Heineken Ultra E are rare in the market. Among them, Shell Extraordinary Heineken Ultra R focuses on sports performance, and some high-performance sports cars or models that focus on sports performance can try this lubricant; Shell Extraordinary Heineken Ultra E focuses on economy and environmental protection, and car owners who value the performance of these two lubricants may wish to try this lubricant if they have the opportunity to buy it. When looking for the price, we only found the price of 1 liter of Shell Extraordinary Heineken Ultra E on Yixun.com, but we didn’t see the price of these two lubricants in many physical stores and Taobao.com..

　　There is also a saying circulating on the Internet that Shell’s Extraordinary Heineken series is not really a fully synthetic lubricating oil, but a semi-synthetic lubricating oil with performance close to that of fully synthetic lubricating oil. This statement is based on the fact that the base oil used in Extraordinary Heineken series is three types of base oil containing mineral oil, while the real fully synthetic lubricating oil uses four types of base oil (poly α olefin) or five types of base oil (polyol ester) without mineral oil.

　　I have consulted a lot of materials and found that there is no real definition for the concept of fully synthetic lubricants. Since Mobil accused Castrol of not printing the word "fully synthetic" on products made of three types of base oils in 1999, the concept of fully synthetic lubricants has not specifically referred to lubricants made of four or five types of base oils. Therefore, although many people still use the concept of base oil grade to distinguish fully synthetic lubricants, some manufacturers think that they are making lubricants made of three types of base oils.

　　Shell Heineken HX8 is a newly listed entry-level fully synthetic lubricant. Its packaging is very similar to the extraordinary Heineken series, and its color is also gray. As an entry-level fully synthetic lubricant, it can be applied to most vehicles with a price of more than 200,000 yuan and turbocharged vehicles. We have not found the price of Heineken HX8 on the three major e-commerce websites in the above table, but the price found on Taobao is about 308 yuan to 370 yuan.

2.HX7 and HX6 semi-synthetic lubricating oil

　　Shell Heineken HX7 series lubricating oil is the "blue shell" we often talk about. As a semi-synthetic lubricating oil, its performance is better than that of mineral lubricating oil, and its price is much lower than that of fully synthetic lubricating oil. Therefore, Heineken HX7 is more suitable for some economical cars with a cost performance of less than 200,000 yuan. In addition, Heineken HX7 series also has a Heineken HX7 AJ lubricant, which is based on Heineken HX7 lubricant and specially improved for American and Japanese brands. We will introduce the shell lubricant marked with "AJ" below.

　　Although the packaging of Shell Heineken HX6 series lubricating oil is yellow like Heineken HX5 mineral lubricating oil, it is a semi-synthetic lubricating oil, so you should read the name clearly when buying it and not confuse it with Heineken HX5. The grade of Heineken HX6 lubricating oil is lower than that of Heineken HX7, and economic car owners below 150,000 yuan can try to use it.

3. Shell Heineken HX5 and HX3 mineral lubricants

　　When it comes to mineral lubricating oil, many car owners may feel that they don’t want to use it at the lower end. However, for some vehicles with long car years and overhauled engines, there may be a large gap between the piston and the cylinder because of the wear in the engine or the imprecise assembly after overhaul, so it is completely unnecessary to use fully synthetic lubricating oil with high price, and the use of cheaper mineral lubricating oil can completely meet the demand. Therefore, you can try Heineken HX5 and HX3 mineral lubricating oil for vehicles with long car years and overhauled engines.

　　In the Heineken HX3 series, in addition to the common Heineken HX3, there is also a Heineken HX3K lubricating oil, which is specially designed for vehicles over 100,000 kilometers. Its characteristic is that it is more viscous than ordinary lubricating oil and can play a better sealing and lubricating role. As for the price, we have not found it on JD.COM, Amazon and Yixun. The price of Taobao website is basically around 96 yuan to 110 yuan.

　　The General Department of the National Energy Administration recently issued the Notice on Publicity of Biodiesel Popularization and Application Pilot, which pointed out that in order to implement the new development concept, promote waste recycling, accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, expand the application scenarios of biodiesel in China, explore the establishment of replicable and scalable development paths and policy systems, and gradually form demonstration effects and scale effects, the application and review of biodiesel popularization and application pilot were organized. According to the publicity list, 22 application pilot projects in 19 cities, districts, counties and 3 enterprises including Haidian District of Beijing and Dezhou City of Shandong Province were selected.

　　As early as last September, the National Energy Administration organized a site meeting on the pilot project of biodiesel popularization and application in Shanghai. In November of the same year, the National Energy Administration issued the Notice on Organizing the Pilot Demonstration of Biodiesel Popularization and Application (hereinafter referred to as the Notice). After half a year, the publicity of the pilot list of biodiesel promotion and application marks the official opening of the pilot promotion of biodiesel in China, which will promote the development of biodiesel in China to open a new chapter.

　　Selected pilot projects are more representative.

　　Biodiesel is a liquid renewable fuel produced with animal and vegetable oils as the main raw materials, which has the characteristics of high cetane number and low sulfur. It is generally used after being mixed with traditional petrochemical diesel oil in a certain proportion, which has obvious effects on improving the emission of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and black smoke in the tail gas of traditional diesel vehicles. Biodiesel production in China is mainly based on "waste cooking oil" and oil residue from oil industry, which can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared with traditional petrochemical diesel.

　　In the "Notice" issued in November last year, the pilot demonstration contents listed by the National Energy Administration include promoting vehicle biodiesel in administrative areas or industrial parks, logistics parks and other areas, promoting vehicle biodiesel in logistics, public transportation, municipal administration, sanitation, postal express delivery and other industries, filling vehicle biodiesel in gas stations operated by enterprises with gas station operating qualifications, and promoting vehicle biodiesel along highways. In addition, the promotion and application of biodiesel B5 and B24 will be carried out in bonded areas, free trade zones and other areas, as well as inland rivers, lakes and other waterways.

　　Ji Xing, deputy director of the Special Oil Products Professional Committee of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, pointed out in an interview with the reporter of China Energy News that the pilot projects for the promotion and application of biodiesel publicized this time well matched the demonstration contents in the Notice and were all representative. "Among the 22 pilot projects selected for popularization and application, the projects of China Petrochemical Fuel Oil Sales Company, China Ship Fuel Co., Ltd. and Shandong Expressway Group are all based on terminal applications, covering gas stations, ships and highways respectively. The remaining 19 cities, counties and districts are mainly led by the government, and some biodiesel industries are very concentrated, such as Shijiazhuang, Cangzhou, Tangshan and Handan in Hebei Province. Some enterprises and governments are very enthusiastic, such as Qingdao, Shandong. "

　　"The pilot areas announced by the National Energy Administration generally have corresponding biodiesel production enterprises to match them." Deng Jinhua, chairman of Hubei Tianji Bioenergy Co., Ltd., located in Hanchuan, Hubei Province, told the reporter of China Energy News, "We can see that there are large enterprises with channel advantages, including China Petrochemical Fuel Oil Sales Company, etc., and we think that such a pilot will soon promote the application of biodiesel in all parts of China. We also have a positive will to carry out multiple cooperation with relevant channel parties and vigorously promote energy conservation and emission reduction projects according to relevant national requirements. "

　　Relevant conditions have been met.

　　In fact, China has been promoting biodiesel for more than 20 years. No matter from the perspective of food safety, energy security or green development, the impact and role of developing biodiesel cannot be underestimated. But up to now, except for Shanghai, which has formed a relatively complete industrial chain system of "receiving, transporting, handling, blending and using" biodiesel, it has not been popularized in other places, and some enterprises with biodiesel production capacity are mainly exported to Europe.

　　Talking about the reasons for the failure of promotion in many places in the past, Ji Xing pointed out to the reporter of China Energy News: "In many places, when formulating policy documents, there is a lack of scientific and systematic policy design, and the collection of raw materials is often ignored. There is no clear requirement and management for where the treated waste oil is sold, which leads to unstable supply of production raw materials."

　　According to Ji Xing, Shanghai has designed a flexible and pragmatic price and policy system, and formed a very scientific and perfect management model and system, so it can be successfully implemented. "Shanghai has provided a set of reference policy systems and management models for pilot promotion in various places. From the perspective of the supply of raw materials and the stability of production, there is no problem in the 19 demonstration pilot areas selected, and all the relevant conditions have been met. The core is still a management issue. "

　　"Biodiesel has been developed in China for so long, and the relevant standards and conditions are already available. In terms of technical reserves and production capacity, there is also production capacity to meet emission reduction in relevant regions, and technology is also at the forefront of the world. From the perspective of our company itself, we have also done a lot of work in the construction of the industrial chain, forming a stable raw material channel for our own industrial chain. " Deng Jinhua said.

　　Large-scale development still needs multiple efforts.

　　Data show that at present, the total output of biodiesel in China is more than 2 million tons/year, but most of them are exported.

　　In Ji Xing’s view, in the long run, there is still much room for the development of biodiesel in China. "Only the waste oil, if it can be fully collected, the remaining 230 prefecture-level cities will be fully covered, and the biodiesel production scale of 10 million tons/year in the future is no problem. If all the 10 million tons of biodiesel are produced into B5 biodiesel (biodiesel and fossil diesel are mixed at a ratio of 5% and 95%), the output can reach 200 million tons, which is enough to completely replace the current domestic consumption of national diesel, and the emission reduction effect is very obvious. "

　　"So if biodiesel is to be developed on a large scale in the future, it is a big problem to collect this piece of waste oil first, and then we need to make great efforts to further expand the collection intensity and scope. In terms of policy design, it is necessary to strengthen the management of the whole chain, and work together with the two goals of kitchen waste treatment and oil collection to achieve orderly management. " Ji Xing pointed out, "In addition, it is necessary to further reflect the green value of biodiesel through carbon trading and other systems to enhance its economy."

　　In addition to strengthening raw material source management, it is also very important to expand terminal application scenarios.

　　Deng Jinhua told the reporter of China Energy News: "At present, the application scenarios of biodiesel in Europe are very common and diverse. We hope that through this pilot, we can gradually open up the’ last mile’ of application and gradually expand the application scope and scenarios in the later period. In the future, with the National Energy Administration leading the promotion of the inclusion of biodiesel in the national certified voluntary emission reduction (CCER) mechanism, the emission reduction economy of biodiesel will be reflected, which will make up for the current price gap to a great extent, and I believe it will be gradually integrated with the market in the later period. "