ADNOC Distribution Launches New Plant-Based Engine Oil

ADNOC Distribution formulates and produces the Voyager Green Series at its dedicated facility in the UAE, ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency in accordance with international standards.(WAM)
ADNOC Distribution formulates and produces the Voyager Green Series at its dedicated facility in the UAE, ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency in accordance with international standards.(WAM)
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ADNOC Distribution Launches New Plant-Based Engine Oil

ADNOC Distribution formulates and produces the Voyager Green Series at its dedicated facility in the UAE, ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency in accordance with international standards.(WAM)
ADNOC Distribution formulates and produces the Voyager Green Series at its dedicated facility in the UAE, ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency in accordance with international standards.(WAM)

ADNOC Distribution, UAE's leading fuel distributor, announced launching a new Voyager Green Series range of lubricant products for both petrol and diesel engines made from 100% plant-based base oil.

The company said it is bringing plant-based lubricants to the region for the first time, saying it comes as part of its plans to broaden lubricant offering and enhance its range of products that support a reduced carbon footprint

Voyager PX Green is developed specifically for petrol engines and Voyager DX Green for diesel engines. The high-quality blending technology is the first approach in the region to be made entirely from plant-based base oils, state news agency WAM reported.

ADNOC Distribution CEO Eng. Bader Saeed Al Lamk said the innovative new range offers customers a great range of choices to select the right lubricant for their vehicles.

"Leveraging our in-house research team and production facilities, we will continue to invest in innovation that offers greater choice, quality and supports our move towards a more diversified energy mix."

Plant-based base oils are made from sustainable feedstock sources, such as palm, soy, coconut and rapeseed. The range is formulated to deliver higher levels of engine performance than conventional synthetic base oils, due to its unique molecular composition.

Also, the new series will also carry certifications from the internationally recognized American Petroleum Institute (API) as well as and major vehicle manufacturer approvals, so customers can be assured of the highest levels of quality.

This new lubricants range will be available in the UAE from March 2022, as well as across the company’s international distribution network of 19 countries.



India Bans Imports from Pakistan amid Tensions

Vehicles wait in a line before making their way to Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Vehicles wait in a line before making their way to Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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India Bans Imports from Pakistan amid Tensions

Vehicles wait in a line before making their way to Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Vehicles wait in a line before making their way to Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India said Saturday it has banned the import of goods originating from or transiting via Pakistan as diplomatic tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations flared in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir region.
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade in a notification said the ban will take effect immediately.
"This restriction is imposed in the interest of national security and public policy," it said, according to Reuters.
Suspected militants killed at least 26 tourists in last week's attack on a mountain destination in the Pahalgam area of the Kashmir valley.
The Muslim-majority Himalayan region is claimed by both India and Pakistan, and has been the site of multiple wars, insurgency and diplomatic standoffs.
India has accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack, which Islamabad denies. Pakistan said it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action.
Pakistan also announced retaliatory measures that have included halting all border trade, closing its airspace to Indian carriers and expelling Indian diplomats. It has also warned that any attempt to prevent the flow of river water promised under a decades-old treaty between the two nations would be considered an act of war.
Trade between the two nations has dwindled over the last few years.