10 QUESTIONS FOR LUBRICANTS PROFESSIONALS
Insight into OLA Energy Kenya’s Lubricants Business
OLA Energy Kenya Limited is one of the regional Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) present in Kenya’s Lubricants market. To understand more about its operations in the country and more so in the Lubricants industry, Lubezine had an interview with Patrick Ireri, the Lubricants Engineer at OLA Energy Kenya, who shared his experience in the industry.
INTERVIEW EXPERT
Patrick Ireri, Lubricants Engineer, OLA Energy Kenya
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Who is Patrick Ireri, and could you take us through your journey in the Lubricants Industry? I am a graduate Mechanical Engineer from the University
of Nairobi. My journey in Lubricants started in 2007 when I joined OLA
Energy Kenya Limited (then Oilibya) as a Retail Lubes promoter. It has been a journey of continuous learning since it falls within my Mechanical Engineering sub-section of fluid mechanics. I was actively involved in the launch and roll-out of the OLA
Energy brands of DEOMAX and ACCEL into the Kenyan market in 2008. This being a new brand coming up against renowned
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international brands, we had to go across the country and sensitize the mechanics on the quality of our Lubricants.
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As a Lubricants Engineer at OLA Energy Kenya Limited, what does your work entail? I am involved in offering technical support in the form of training on product knowledge, new product development,
modifications, and upgrades. I am also involved in quality assurance and testing in conjunction with the Lubricants quality assurance and testing Laboratory in Mombasa. In addition, I offer customer support through plant surveys and lubricant recommendations.
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