S-Oil
Encyclopedia
S-Oil Corporation is a petroleum
and refinery
company, headquartered in Seoul
, Korea
. It was established in 1976 by old name SsangYong Refinery (hangul
:쌍용정유). It produces petroleum
and lubricant
products. It is similar to SK Corporation, GS Caltex
, Hyundai Oil Bank
.
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
and refinery
Refinery
A refinery is a production facility composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value.-Types of refineries:Different types of refineries are as follows:...
company, headquartered in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. It was established in 1976 by old name SsangYong Refinery (hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
:쌍용정유). It produces petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
and lubricant
Lubricant
A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat...
products. It is similar to SK Corporation, GS Caltex
GS Caltex
GS Caltex is a South Korean oil refiner. The company changed its name from LG-Caltex Oil Corporation to GS Caltex Corporation on January 27, 2006...
, Hyundai Oil Bank
Hyundai Oil Bank
Hyundai Oilbank is a petroleum and refinery company with its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1991 by two entities: the Keukdong Refinery and the family group Hyundai Kia Automotive Group . Its primary manufacture are oil products, similar to the SK Corporation, GS...
.
Products
- S-Gasoline, S-Diesel
- SSU Lubricant
- S-Oil Bonus Card
- Ultra-S (Group III Lube Base oil)
External links
- S-Oil Homepage (in Korean)
- S-Oil Homepage (in English)