About OATS
OATS, the lubricants database
expert helps leading lubricants companies to streamline their marketing and technical support.
OATS EARL solution (Equipment And Recommended Lubricants) is the world's largest lubricants recommendations database for the lubes industry and covers over 80,000 pieces of equipment relating to over 500,000 compartments. It is used by clients in over 90 countries.
Expert solutions
Our integrated range of web and off-line expert solutions can be tailored to suit:
- local, national or global businesses
- business to business; business to consumer; distributors
- different industry sectors including: cars; motorbikes; trucks; agricultural vehicles; off-highway vehicles and equipment; industrial equipment and machinery
- 22 languages
OATS make streamlining your operation quick and simple, using flexible, scalable solutions that work both independently and together to deliver an impressive return on investment.
OATS history
OATS (Oil Advisory Technical Services) was founded in 1984 to create lubricants recommendation books for the UK market.
In 1994, the first electronic versions of our guides were launched, allowing OATS to expand across Europe and the US to become the world's leading supplier of lubricants recommendation information services.
Choosing a lubricants information solutions partner
With the performance and success of your business at stake, we recognise that choice of lubricants information supplier is of paramount importance.
Discover why so many of the lubes industry's leading names choose OATS to help streamline their business...
The OATS team
Our team is arguably the world's most experienced lubricants database team.
Meet the OATS team...
The OATS Bulletin
The OATS Bulletin is a streamlined look at at the month's lubricants and additives news.
Take a look at the OATS Bulletin
Contact OATS
With the performance and success of your business at stake, we recognise that choice of lubricants information supplier is of paramount importance.




