SOPUS shortage?

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When Walmarts run rollbacks they often get cleaned out. When my 3 local stores ran the Thanksgiving weekend PP at $19.97/jug, they sold out of everything. Those shelves weren't properly stocked for months after that. And in some cases, still aren't.
 
Somebody on here pointed out that SOPUS' Pearl GTL plant is in Qatar, which is under an embargo of sorts by its neighbors...might be a big PITA for production of some of their oils.
 
Appears to be another big shortage on 5Qt 5w-30. Sold out at Walmart. Sold out at Amazon. $37.99 everywhere else.
 
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Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
Somebody on here pointed out that SOPUS' Pearl GTL plant is in Qatar, which is under an embargo of sorts by its neighbors...might be a big PITA for production of some of their oils.


Very interesting.
 
Originally Posted By: wemay
We've got plenty around here.


Just did a search in Florida Walmart. None available.
 
Originally Posted By: clatus
Originally Posted By: wemay
We've got plenty around here.


Just did a search in Florida Walmart. None available.


I went to Walmart this morning and saw several jugs. Kendall drive and 157th ave. It also shows price at $22.xx at the store but it may have been Euro L and not the API/ILSAC version.
 
Hurricane Harvey might have disrupted the supply chain, causing the shortage in some stores? Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Rotella are blended in Houston, aren't they? Our local Rural King hung out a sign for the empty shelves of Rotella, and it said something about weather conditions out of their control was responsible for the shortage.
 
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