Training

19th ICIS Pan American Base Oils and Lubricants Conference

Hyatt Regency Jersey City, United States

Conference: 4-5 December 2025
Training: 2-3 December 2025

Course Overview

The ICIS Base Oils Training Course Series offers a comprehensive look into the different base oils groups and the different technologies involved in their processing. The courses will help equip you with the fundamental knowledge and analytical concepts to help you navigate the markets effectively.

Base Oils I: Fundamentals of the Base Oils Business

This one-day modular course provides an overview of how base oils are made, of finished lubricant demand sectors, as well as insights into potential disruptors. This course will expand your industry knowledge and sets a foundation for technical, marketing, executive personnel across base oil, finished lubricants, additive, and supply chain industries.

View Base Oils I Agenda

Base Oils II: Quality Drivers, Forecasting and Global Profitability

By attending this course you will gain both technical and commercial insights into base oils markets, supply and demand forecasting, and quality variations by supplier. This course will help strengthen your ability to understand future trends and achieve your business goals.

View Base Oils II Agenda

About the Trainer

Amy Claxton – CEO, My Energy

Amy Claxton is a registered professional Chemical Engineer and owns a consulting company called My Energy. With thirty five years in the refining industry, her expertise includes global crude oil quality assessment; fuels and base oil refining technology and economics; and base oil pricing and supply forecasting. In addition, she has two decades of expertise involving gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, economics, and intellectual property.

Prior to starting her own company in 2001, Amy worked for Dow Chemical, Exxon, and ExxonMobil. After assignments in refinery fuels, chemical, and base oil operations, she became manager for technical services at Exxon’s Baytown, Texas refinery. During the Exxon – Mobil merger, Amy was Exxon’s Corporate Base Oil Liaison for senior officials and lawyers at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Exxon, Mobil, and outside law firms.

Amy speaks regularly at global industry conferences and presents timely updates on topics of interest to the lubricant base oil, wax and gas-to-liquids industries. She is known for her ability to explain technical information in a concise and jargon-free manner.

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Base Oils In-person Training Course Series

$1750 per course
$3300 for the series (+applicable taxes)

3-4 December 2024 | Hyatt Regency Jersey City, United States

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Book your place at this year's 19th ICIS Pan American Base Oils & Lubricants Conference. The price paid includes access to all conference sessions, refreshments, lunches, and dinners and networking events.

The following group discounts are available for attendee bookings from the same company at the same time and will be calculated off the standard rate.

5% discount for 3-4 attendees
10% discount for 5 or more attendees

Super early bird
Expires 29/08/2025

Starting from:

USD$2,560 USD$1,999

What's included?

Access to all content sessions
Access to all onsite networking activities
Refreshments and Lunch
Full access to the online Event Networking Platform