Natural gas is also very clean and essentially free of many of the contaminants found in crude oil. When you start with pure natural gas, you end up with a base oil that is purer than a base oil made from crude oil. We call this PurePlus ® base oil, and the process by which we create this pure base oil is called PurePlus ® Technology. The revolutionary process of taking natural gas to build the exact motor oils we want is the biggest breakthrough in synthetic oils in 40 years.

Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms). Natural gas is principally methane, with smaller amounts of other alkanes, ethane, propane and the butanes. As with liquid oil, the composition of natural gas varies from field to field. In some fields, methane may make up 98% of the gas and it is known as dry natural gas. Petroleum – Oil and Natural Gas . Oil and natural gas together make petroleum. Petroleum, which is Latin for rock oil, is a fossil fuel, meaning it was made naturally from decaying prehistoric plant and animal remains. It is a mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons molecules containing hydrogen and carbon that exist sometimes as a liquid (crude oil) and sometimes as a vapor (natural gas). In the oil industry, some underground crude contains natural gas that is entrained in the oil at high reservoir pressures. When oil is removed from the reservoir, associated natural gas is produced. The diagram below displays the segments of the oil and natural gas industry and presents the top methane emission sources for each sector. Oil and natural gas touch our lives in countless ways every day. Together, they supply more than 60 percent of our nation’s energy. They fuel our cars, heat our homes and cook our food.

Oil and natural gas touch our lives in countless ways every day. Together, they supply more than 60 percent of our nation’s energy. They fuel our cars, heat our homes and cook our food.

In general, synthetic oil has better high and low temperature performance, and synthetic motor oils are usually formulated with higher performing additives. There is still a performance difference amongst different synthetics. For example, synthetic oil that is made from natural gas, via a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process, Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms). Natural gas is principally methane, with smaller amounts of other alkanes, ethane, propane and the butanes. As with liquid oil, the composition of natural gas varies from field to field. In some fields, methane may make up 98% of the gas and it is known as dry natural gas. Petroleum – Oil and Natural Gas . Oil and natural gas together make petroleum. Petroleum, which is Latin for rock oil, is a fossil fuel, meaning it was made naturally from decaying prehistoric plant and animal remains. It is a mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons molecules containing hydrogen and carbon that exist sometimes as a liquid (crude oil) and sometimes as a vapor (natural gas).

PurePlus Technology is a patented, revolutionary process that converts pure natural gas into the first-of-its-kind, high quality full synthetic base oil.

If you’re heating your home with oil, you probably know that it can be the most expensive way to heat a home, is dirty, and inconvenient – which is why more homes are choosing to convert to natural gas. That is also one of the reasons why most new homes are built for different forms […] Shell announced today the creation of the first-of-its kind base oil made from natural gas, the cleanest burning fossil fuel. It is called Shell PurePlus(TM) Technology, a patented process of converting natural gas into a clear base oil, which is the main component of motor oils. PurePlus Technology is a patented, revolutionary process that converts pure natural gas into the first-of-its-kind, high quality full synthetic base oil. Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms). Natural gas withdrawn from natural gas or crude oil wells is called wet natural gas because, along with methane, it usually contains NGL—ethane, propane, butanes, and pentanes—and water vapor. Wellhead natural gas may also contain nonhydrocarbons such as sulfur, helium, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide, most of which must be removed from natural gas before it is sold to consumers.

Natural gas extracted from oil wells is called casinghead gas (whether or not truly produced up the annulus and through a casinghead outlet) or associated gas. The natural gas industry is extracting an increasing quantity of gas from challenging resource types: sour gas, tight gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane.

In general, synthetic oil has better high and low temperature performance, and synthetic motor oils are usually formulated with higher performing additives. There is still a performance difference amongst different synthetics. For example, synthetic oil that is made from natural gas, via a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process, Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms).

Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms).

Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms). Natural gas withdrawn from natural gas or crude oil wells is called wet natural gas because, along with methane, it usually contains NGL—ethane, propane, butanes, and pentanes—and water vapor. Wellhead natural gas may also contain nonhydrocarbons such as sulfur, helium, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide, most of which must be removed from natural gas before it is sold to consumers. In general, synthetic oil has better high and low temperature performance, and synthetic motor oils are usually formulated with higher performing additives. There is still a performance difference amongst different synthetics. For example, synthetic oil that is made from natural gas, via a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process, Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms). Natural gas is principally methane, with smaller amounts of other alkanes, ethane, propane and the butanes. As with liquid oil, the composition of natural gas varies from field to field. In some fields, methane may make up 98% of the gas and it is known as dry natural gas. Petroleum – Oil and Natural Gas . Oil and natural gas together make petroleum. Petroleum, which is Latin for rock oil, is a fossil fuel, meaning it was made naturally from decaying prehistoric plant and animal remains. It is a mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons molecules containing hydrogen and carbon that exist sometimes as a liquid (crude oil) and sometimes as a vapor (natural gas). In the oil industry, some underground crude contains natural gas that is entrained in the oil at high reservoir pressures. When oil is removed from the reservoir, associated natural gas is produced. The diagram below displays the segments of the oil and natural gas industry and presents the top methane emission sources for each sector.

Natural gas is also very clean and essentially free of many of the contaminants found in crude oil. When you start with pure natural gas, you end up with a base oil that is purer than a base oil made from crude oil. We call this PurePlus ® base oil, and the process by which we create this pure base oil is called PurePlus ® Technology. The revolutionary process of taking natural gas to build the exact motor oils we want is the biggest breakthrough in synthetic oils in 40 years. Oil and natural gas are fossil fuels. Oil is found in the earth while gas can be produced by rotten organic matter. Oil and gas are used to heat, transport and generate electricity but in different ways. Gas is a little less harmful to the environment compared to oil, especially in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Oil is typically chains of hydrocarbons of varying lengths. Natural gas is simple molecules of hydrogen and carbon and oxygen. They are the basic building blocks of hydrocarbons. So all you have to do is chain them all together to whatever length you desire and you get oil as a result. It could be a very precise operation. If you’re heating your home with oil, you probably know that it can be the most expensive way to heat a home, is dirty, and inconvenient – which is why more homes are choosing to convert to natural gas. That is also one of the reasons why most new homes are built for different forms […] Shell announced today the creation of the first-of-its kind base oil made from natural gas, the cleanest burning fossil fuel. It is called Shell PurePlus(TM) Technology, a patented process of converting natural gas into a clear base oil, which is the main component of motor oils. PurePlus Technology is a patented, revolutionary process that converts pure natural gas into the first-of-its-kind, high quality full synthetic base oil. Oil trades in barrels, while natural gas trades in millions of Btu's (British thermal units or MMBtu). The ratio translates to 10 MMBtus of natural gas per one barrel of oil. If the price of crude oil is $40 per barrel, a price of around $4 per MMBtu for natural gas would be implied (close to pre-2009 norms).