Synthetic Oil

can synthetic auto oil be shipped in a container to nigeria from america?

Why don't you just buy it from home instead of shipping?  Basically, the question in analogy is as asking if you can buy a bottle of water abroad and have it shipped.  That for sure needs a second opinion.

Monetarily, it makes no sense.  You are better buying it directly from mobil or shell than doing the hassle yourself.  It's even cheaper at home than what's on the shelf.

I have seen them in lagos.  I think they refer to them as reformulated.  They might be called something else.  When I resided in Lagos, my Dad used Mobil Synethics (we never had to buy it).  It's almost twice or three times the conventional one but good.  Try looking for Mobil 1 with Supersyn or Advance Syn technology.  Those are synthetic oils.  They might be branded at something else.  Combining the abroad with nigeria, my Dad has been using synthetic oil since the mid 70's.  Go around and ask.

You can also have synthetic oil shipped to Lagos.  Anything short of Mobil 1 or Amsoil would definitely not be wise.  Nothing outperforms those two brands.  I do my oil changes almost every two years and I never have problems.

There is a Mobil head office at Victoria Island (don't really know where).  Look for the mini mart.  They stock Mobil synthetic oil.  I strongly suggest you go for the Mobil1 brand since it's engineered for extended interval changes.  Cautionm try getting the Mobil1 filter.  There is no point fitting your vehicle with such oil and then regular filter.  The filter cannot keep up with the extended stay of the oil.

I guess two testimonies are better than one.