The lubricants sub-sector is the salient but core area of the downstream industry and lifeblood of all oil-dependent machinery. With so much at stake, Chika Amanze-Nwachuku posits that ensuring that the right lubricant is used at the right time is extremely critical. As blood is essential for good health and survival of living organisms, so lubricant oils are lifeblood of engines and all oil dependent machinery.