Lubricants to meet the challenges of the twenty‐first century: a view from one of the oil majors

Summary of an International Symposium entitled “The European Downstream Industry: A Vision for 2010”, organised jointly by AFTP (French Association of Petroleum Technicians and Professionals), IP (Institute of Petroleum) and DGMK (German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology), recently held in Paris. Summarises a presentation of particular interest by J. Davidson. (Mobil Europe Lubricants nv) and R.B. LaPierre (Mobil Technology Company).