VERY likely oil shortages on the horizon: stock up now! (Availability & deal thread)

BG1988 · May 24, 2026

TrueAt1stLight said:
From a very reputable industry source on another forum, there is a very high likelihood of oil shortages on the near horizon due to the confilct with Iran. This post IS NOT to discuss the political nature of that conflict, rather to give fellow forum members a source for oil availability for our rigs and at discounts which soon will likely disappear, followed by significant price hikes at best, or at worst, extreme lack of product.

I’ll start: for those with 6.2L engines between 2021 and 2024 that had the oil weight change after the pico test recall, Walmart has our spec oil on sale with free delivery (European Car Formula 0W-40) and there's a $10 rebate through Mobil:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-...ll-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-0W-40-5-Quart/23636902

Walmart has buy one get one free plus 4$ bonus (After rebate 30$)
don't forget to use your rewards credit card(be sure to pay it in full )

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5w30 for the NNBS/NBS API SQ

Robot or human?

0w20 for other modern cars
API SQ

Robot or human?

Marky Dissod · May 24, 2026

homesick said:
So ... much [most?] "synthetic" oil is still actually just highly processed natural petroleum, even stuff marketed as "full synthetic". Correct?

Pretty much yes, only Group IV synthetic oils are 100% lab synthesized, so a Group III/Group IV blend would not be 100% full synthetic.

homesick said:
I had thought the boundary between them was much sharper.

Until Castrol successfully argued to loosen the definition of 'synthetic oil', you were absolutely right.

Marky Dissod · May 24, 2026

BG1988 said:
5w30 API SQ
Robot or human?

Not quite my favorite motor oil, but at that price I'm very seriously considering giving Valvoline Restore & Protect a break.
Pennzoil's PureBase is fully Group IV synthetic, root ingredients are natural gases; side benefit is physical/chemical impurities are almost nil to start with.

BG1988 said:
0w20 API SQ for ...
Robot or human?

If only there were a 0W30 instead of 0W20 ...

homesick · May 24, 2026

Marky Dissod said:
Pretty much yes, only Group IV synthetic oils are 100% lab synthesized, so a Group III/Group IV blend would not be 100% full synthetic.Until Castrol successfully argued to loosen the definition of 'synthetic oil', you were absolutely right.

Thank you, Man.

joe

BG1988 · May 24, 2026

Marky Dissod said:
Not quite my favorite motor oil, but at that price I'm very seriously considering giving Valvoline Restore & Protect a break.
Pennzoil's PureBase is fully Group IV synthetic, root ingredients are natural gases; side benefit is physical/chemical impurities are almost nil to start with.

-13 degrees Fahrenheit

How often does it get below -13f in NewYork ?

pronstar · May 24, 2026

homesick said:
So... much [most?] "synthetic" oil is still actually just highly processed natural petroleum, even stuff marketed as "full synthetic". Correct? Thanks again to y'all who answered.

I had thought the boundary between them was much sharper.

joe

Yup…they start with crude and molecularly engineer it.

Marky Dissod · May 24, 2026

BG1988 said:
How often does it get below -13F in New York?

NYC, don't remember it ever getting that cold, although on the coldest windiest winter nights, the wind chill gets that low every winter for a few weeks.

Upstate NY, quite another story, depending on altitude. Since I spend time in upstate NY, NJ, CT PA, and occasionally further north, wanna come prepared.

SpareParts · May 24, 2026

Wonder how many people just run regular SAE oil in LS engines?

ZKWBQD · May 26, 2026

TrueAt1stLight said:
From a very reputable industry source on another forum, there is a very high likelihood of oil shortages on the near horizon due to the confilct with Iran. This post IS NOT to discuss the political nature of that conflict, rather to give fellow forum members a source for oil availability for our rigs and at discounts which soon will likely disappear, followed by significant price hikes at best, or at worst, extreme lack of product.

I’ll start: for those with 6.2L engines between 2021 and 2024 that had the oil weight change after the pico test recall, Walmart has our spec oil on sale with free delivery (European Car Formula 0W-40) and there's a $10 rebate through Mobil:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-...ll-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-0W-40-5-Quart/23636902

There will be NO oil shortage. Relax, go somewhere and have a nice lunch.

Dirty looks · May 26, 2026

It's click bait. The fear mongering will continue untill you submit to the new world order. Big brother knows what is best for you.

homesick · May 26, 2026

Dirty looks said:
It's click bait. The fear mongering will continue untill you submit to the new world order. Bog brother knows what is best for you.

I don't think Bog Brother generates much of this flood of clickbait. He's definitely the target of a bunch of it though.

joe

2591tdj · May 26, 2026

homesick said:
I read that full synthetics are gonna suffer shortages because of this.

Can y'all tell me how natural shortages are gonna cause synthetic shortages; other than people just switching to synthetic because their natural source dries up? That was not the flavor of the story.

I'm leaning toward 'clickbait story' so far.

joe

You might want to Google the difference between regular motor oil and synthetic. You should find it quite interesting. Plus, there is no standard definition for synthetic oil.

Dirty looks · May 26, 2026

homesick said:
I don't think Bog Brother generates much of this flood of clickbait. He's definitely the target of a bunch of it though.

joe

Well, I'm not going to talk politics here. All I know is that the bad guys are losing and I sleep just fine.

TrueAt1stLight · May 27, 2026

ZKWBQD said:
There will be NO oil shortage. Relax, go somewhere and have a nice lunch.

You guys are missing the whole point of this thread: post oil deals for the forum masses to hedge bets on oil availability or potential price increases deeply impacting our ability to properly maintain our rigs. While you’re “somewhere having a nice lunch,” stop
along the way and buy another oil change’s worth of oil. Or two. Or don’t since this is click bait.

Also be sure to smash that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications. Or don’t- since I have no vested interest to drive you to some social media circle-jerk.

Also remember: THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! :rotflmao:

homesick · May 27, 2026

TrueAt1stLight said:
You guys are missing the whole point of this thread: post oil deals for the forum masses to hedge bets on oil availability or potential price increases deeply impacting our ability to properly maintain our rigs. While you’re “somewhere having a nice lunch,” stop
along the way and buy another oil change’s worth of oil. Or two. Or don’t since this is click bait.

Also be sure to smash that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications. Or don’t- since I have no vested interest to drive you to some social media circle-jerk.

Also remember: THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!

I think he got the point just fine. I think he just considers it void.

Of course, you're the guy who didn't like my asking for definition clarification.

joe

Dirty looks · May 27, 2026

Remember the toilet paper shortage rumor that caused panic and massive toilet paper sales that then actually caused a toilet paper shortage?
Yeah, it's like that.
They aren't very creative so the scripts just keep getting repeated. Stock up on flea and tick collars while you are at it. And for God sake don't forget your booster shot or gramma's won't work.

PPK_ · May 27, 2026

Shell reports damage to Pearl GTL plant after Iran attack on Qatar LNG hub

Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg March 19, 2026
(Bloomberg) – Shell Plc’s Pearl gas-to-liquids plant sustained damage in Iran’s attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar on Wednesday, the oil major said.
A fire at the site has been extinguished and the facility is in a “safe state,” Shell said. All essential staff are safe and accounted for and the extent of the damage is being assessed.
Attacks on energy infrastructure have escalated over the past two days, as Iran has targeted some of the Middle East’s most important energy facilities in retaliation for Israel’s strike on its South Pars gas field.
Ras Laffan was one of several locations that Iran said it targeted Wednesday after its South Pars gas field and related assets were attacked.
Shell’s Pearl GTL plant refines as much as 1.6 billion cubic feet of wellhead gas from offshore wells into as much as 140,000 barrels a day of fuel, including gasoil, kerosene and base oil, along with petrochemical feedstock.
The attacks on Pearl GTL caused “extensive damage,” QatarEnergy said in a separate statement. There were also missile attacks on several of the company’s liquefied natural gas facilities that caused “sizable fires and extensive further damage.”

There are a few GF-6A oils made FROM natural gas.. the supply chain ran dry on these three/four weeks ago.. i bought up as many as i could.

Shell.. owns pennzoil and quaker state and several others.. New bottles have different labeling…

To many… this is not even meaningful.. but if you use pennzoil.. you get a different oil if you were using the 5w30 made from nat gas…

jfoj · May 28, 2026

PPK_ said:
Shell reports damage to Pearl GTL plant after Iran attack on Qatar LNG hub
Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg March 19, 2026
(Bloomberg) – Shell Plc’s Pearl gas-to-liquids plant sustained damage in Iran’s attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar on Wednesday, the oil major said.
A fire at the site has been extinguished and the facility is in a “safe state,” Shell said. All essential staff are safe and accounted for and the extent of the damage is being assessed.
Attacks on energy infrastructure have escalated over the past two days, as Iran has targeted some of the Middle East’s most important energy facilities in retaliation for Israel’s strike on its South Pars gas field.
Ras Laffan was one of several locations that Iran said it targeted Wednesday after its South Pars gas field and related assets were attacked.
Shell’s Pearl GTL plant refines as much as 1.6 billion cubic feet of wellhead gas from offshore wells into as much as 140,000 barrels a day of fuel, including gasoil, kerosene and base oil, along with petrochemical feedstock.
The attacks on Pearl GTL caused “extensive damage,” QatarEnergy said in a separate statement. There were also missile attacks on several of the company’s liquefied natural gas facilities that caused “sizable fires and extensive further damage.”

There are a few GF-6A oils made FROM natural gas.. the supply chain ran dry on these three/four weeks ago.. i bought up as many as i could.

Shell.. owns pennzoil and quaker state and several others.. New bottles have different labeling…

To many… this is not even meaningful.. but if you use pennzoil.. you get a different oil if you were using the 5w30 made from nat gas…

Finally somebody posted the real reason much of the synthetic oil availability is becoming scarce. The Qatar Shell plant does supply a lot of base oil for synthetic engine oils. Stays tuned it may be 18 months or more before supply chain is filling back up. Advance and AutoZone have sent memoa to store staff about this issue and may have oil substitute options on their website. Expect to use oils that are different viscosity and approvals if you cannot find what you prefer to use.

This one is very long, but outlines what we are about to deal with for the next 12-24 months would be my guess. One of my go to oils was still available in May, but from the purchase in April to May the price went up 18%, maybe not as high as gasoline, but it has moved quite a bit in a short time.

Another few updates

BacDoc · May 29, 2026

pronstar said:
Yup…they start with crude and molecularly engineer it.

One of my favorite episodes on “Land Man”
After the pretty female attorney from New York City pulled up in her rental Audi A7 to one of the oil operations and gave her opinion on the environmental issues with fossil fuels.

His response was classic truth and he went on to tell her everything she puts on her face, the car she drove in with, the condo she lives in, the jet she flew in on, her clothes and just about everything we use in modern society comes from oil or was obtained using oil.

For those of you who haven’t seen it I will look for the clip.
It is 100% truth

BacDoc · May 29, 2026

Alternative Energy?
Nothing clean about it!
Tommy is 100% correct some of the best content ever.

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