atp oil gas

What atp oil gas does

ATP Oil & Gas is a Houston-headquartered specialty lubricant manufacturer that was founded in 1991 and pivoted away from upstream oil and gas following a 2012 restructuring. The company operates a proprietary R&D laboratory and holds 10+ patents covering lubricant formulations, serving as the technical foundation of its product portfolio. It produces industrial lubricants for heavy-industry applications including cement, metallurgy, electric power, mining, papermaking, compressors, wind power, steel, and aluminum, and serves more than 500 customers across these verticals.

The company's manufacturing footprint includes a Texas refinery, terminals and rail infrastructure in the United States, and a newly completed Jiangsu, China factory equipped with Industry 4.0 production systems (IoT, big data, and cloud-enabled manufacturing). ATP entered the Chinese market in 2013 through local agents and formalized its presence with the 2019 establishment of ATP (Shanghai) Special Lubricants Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary. Distribution and technology access are extended through OEM partnerships with world-renowned lubricant enterprises, enabling co-branded or licensed product reach.

The business model is industrial B2B: ATP designs, formulates, and manufactures specialty lubricants at its own production sites, sells to heavy-industry end users and OEM partners, and supports products with in-house technical service. Revenue is generated through product sales (and indirectly through OEM licensing), with no subscription, SaaS, or other recurring-digital pricing model indicated. The company employs 51–100 staff and relies on continuous R&D investment and capital-intensive manufacturing as core competitive levers; no financial figures are disclosed in the available data.

Name

atp oil gas

Legal name

America ATP Oil & Gas Corporation

Website

https://atpog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ATP Oil & Gas is a Houston-based specialty lubricant manufacturer founded in 1991. It formulates and produces industrial lubricants from facilities in Texas and Jiangsu, China, serving 500+ heavy-industry customers across cement, metallurgy, mining, power, and wind-energy sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lubricants

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191), Petroleum Refineries (32411)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Lubricants (Hydraulics, Gear, Compressor, Turbine, Metalworking) (EUALAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Heavy-Duty Lubricants (IMAEAMAB), Greases & Specialty Lubricants (Greases, Pastes, Chain Oils, Silicone/Fluoro) (EUALAJAJ), Packaging, Filling & Private Label / Contract Manufacturing (EUALAJAD)

Keywords

• Industrial lubricants
• Specialty lubricants
• Lubricating greases
• Metal surface treatment
• Automatic grease injection equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Lubricant Production and Sales: Production and sale of specialized lubricants including lubricating oil, lubricating grease, metal surface treatment agents, and release agents. Products sold directly to industrial customers across cement, power, mining, metallurgy, papermaking, and compressor sectors.
2. OEM Processing Services: OEM processing partnerships with world renowned lubricant enterprises. Many major lubricant companies have long carried out OEM processing at ATP facilities.
3. Equipment Leasing: Lubrication product leasing services including automatic grease injection equipment rental.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ATP Oil & Gas develops, manufactures, and supplies specialty industrial lubricants, including lubricating oils, lubricating greases, metal surface treatment agents, release agents, and automatic grease injection equipment, supported by a 200,000-ton Industry 4.0 Jiangsu factory and an in-house R&D laboratory. The company also provides OEM processing services for world-renowned lubricant enterprises and operates a lubrication-product leasing program for heavy-industry customers.

Product overview

ATP OIL&GAS is a lubrication solutions provider that offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include lubricating oils (synthetic lubricating oils, water-based oils, ether-ester synthetic gear oils, screw compressor oils, and biodegradable green hydraulic oils), lubricating greases (including special greases for industrial applications), metal surface treatment agents, release agents, and automatic grease injection equipment. The company also provides lubrication product leasing services. Additional energy products include fuel oil, natural gas, and synthetic base oils from refinery operations. The company has developed patented technologies including open gear lubricants, energy-saving synthetic lubricating oils, water-based lubricating oils, ether-ester synthetic gear oils, energy-saving screw compressor oils, and biodegradable green hydraulic oils. Products serve industrial sectors including cement, power, mining, metallurgy, papermaking, compressors, wind power, steel, aluminum, refrigeration, building blocks, and thermal power generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Special Lubricants: Independently developed special lubricants used in cement, power, mining, metallurgy, papermaking, compressors and other fields
• Special Grease
• Special Coolant

Products and services

• Lubricating Oil A range of specialty lubricating oils, including water-based lubricating oils, biodegradable green hydraulic oils, and energy-saving synthetic lubricating oils, formulated for heavy-industry applications in cement, metallurgy, electric power, mining, papermaking, compressors, wind power, steel, and aluminum sectors.
• Lubricating Grease Specialty lubricating greases, including nano-lubricating materials, designed for use in demanding heavy-industry environments.
• Metal Surface Treatment Agent Chemical agents used to treat and protect metal surfaces in industrial processing and manufacturing, supplied to heavy-industry customers.
• Release Agent Industrial release agents used in molding, casting, and metalworking processes to facilitate part separation and surface finishing.
• Automatic Grease Injection Equipment Equipment used to automatically inject lubricating grease into industrial machinery, supporting continuous and reliable lubrication in heavy-industry operations.
• Lubrication Product Leasing Leasing program that lets industrial customers use the company's lubrication products without outright purchase, providing flexible access to specialty lubricants.
• OEM Processing Service Contract manufacturing service in which ATP Oil & Gas produces specialty lubricants on behalf of world-renowned lubricant enterprises, leveraging the 200,000-ton Jiangsu factory, terminal, refinery, storage tanks, and in-house laboratory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving more than 500 customers and solving more than 10,000 lubrication points in special working conditions

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World Renowned Lubricant Enterprises (Unnamed)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMany world renowned lubricant enterprises have long carried out OEM processing at ATP. ATP's comprehensive strength enables it to produce products that comply with and exceed the standards of global manufacturers, covering the vast majority of model specifications in the field of industrial lubrication.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Castrol (BP): Global lubricant brand under BP serving industrial and automotive markets. Comparable to ATP in industrial lubrication product portfolio and global manufacturing footprint.
• Shell Lubricants: World's largest lubricant supplier by volume, with broad industrial and specialty offerings including gear oils, hydraulic fluids, and greases. Competitor to ATP in many of the same heavy-industry verticals.
• TotalEnergies Lubricants: Major global lubricant player with industrial specialty offerings. Comparable to ATP in serving cement, mining, and power generation customers.
• ExxonMobil Product Solutions: Global integrated lubricant major (Mobil brand) with extensive industrial product portfolio. Comparable to ATP in industrial gear oils, compressor oils, and OEM relationships with global manufacturers.

Regional players

• Sinopec Lubricants: China's largest lubricant producer and a major player in industrial and specialty lubricants for heavy industry. Comparable to ATP as a competitor in the Chinese market and in product portfolio overlap.
• ENEOS: Japan's largest lubricant manufacturer with significant industrial and specialty product lines. Comparable as an Asian regional competitor in industrial and synthetic lubricants.
• PetroChina Kunlun Lubricant: Subsidiary of PetroChina, one of China's largest lubricant manufacturers with significant industrial and specialty lubricant offerings. Overlaps with ATP in Chinese heavy-industry customers and synthetic base oil capabilities.

Direct peers

• Lubrication Engineers: US-based specialty industrial lubricants company serving heavy industry with proprietary formulations and on-site technical service. Closely comparable to ATP in niche industrial focus, custom formulation capability, and B2B field sales model.
• Fuchs Petrolub: German-headquartered global specialty industrial lubricants company focused on industrial applications including heavy industry, automotive, and food-grade lubricants. Closely comparable to ATP in its specialty, B2B industrial focus and OEM/contract manufacturing heritage.
• Klüber Lubrication: Specialty industrial lubricants manufacturer (Freudenberg Group) serving heavy industries including cement, mining, power generation, and paper. Highly comparable to ATP in its focus on harsh-condition, application-specific industrial lubrication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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