Chevron Products Company, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. division, announced that its affiliate Chevron South Africa (PTY) Ltd. has selected Umhlanga Ridge, South Africa-based petroleum distribution company Umongo Petroleum Additives to be an authorized distributor of Chevron premium base oils in South Africa and Sub-Sahara Africa. Umongo will offer Chevron Group II products, 100R, 220R and 600R.

Umongo offers prospective customers a full range of services in the region, which include local storage, logistics and support from an experienced technical staff. Umongo began as an additives distributor and later added Group I and Group III base oils to their product offering. In less than ten years they grew to be one of the largest independent distributor of additives (Oronite, Evonik and BASF) and base oils in the region.

“We are very excited to represent Chevron Group II base oils. They are a critical link to the future for our customers,” said Boston Moonsamy, CEO of Umongo. “ More than half of the demand in our market is in engine oil applications.”

“Tightening specifications for heavy duty lubricants will require base oils that are very low in sulphur and have sufficient viscosity to protect engines in grueling operating environments. Chevron Group II base oils are the optimal choice,” added Mahmoud Homayoun, Chairman of Umongo.

“Umongo’s breadth of service combined with its technical experience and commitment to operational excellence make them ideal partners for us to support the needs of regional lubricant marketers,” said Cary Knuth, general manager, Chevron Global Base Oils.

Last October BASF appointed Umongo Petroleum as its new distributor in South Africa and Sub-Sahara for its lubricant oil additives, base stocks and components for metalworking fluids.