Production of Shell engine oils

Being one of the largest multinational energy companies, Shell has a great many plants around the world, oil-blending plants among them. On top of that, there's a whole series of joint and licensed projects, in which Shell engine oils are produced at other companies' plants under Shell's supervision.

As of today, Shell's passenger-car engine oils are officially supplied to CIS markets from plants in Finland, Germany and Austria; on top of that, oils made in the UK, France, Sweden and Switzerland can also be found on sale — though these are mostly not distributor supplies.

Rumours about a "local" origin for Shell oils found on CIS markets are mostly linked to products from so-called "grey" and "black" manufacturers. This refers to those who, without any right to do so, order packaging (canisters) identical to the original and fill it either with genuine Shell oil bought in bulk drums, or with something else entirely.

Unfortunately, mass counterfeiting is the fate of any brand with high popularity and market share, and Shell is no exception. That's why the only way to protect yourself from buying counterfeit Shell engine oil is to buy it only from an official representative of the brand. You should understand that even with so-called "grey" manufacturers (where genuine oil from 200-litre drums is poured into counterfeit canisters), no one can guarantee that a cheap mineral oil hasn't been poured into a canister labelled as expensive synthetic — even if it is, in fact, genuine Shell.

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