PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY

Public Relations Department                               NEWS
P.O. Box 2967
Houston, Texas 77252-2967


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Contacts: Greg Panagos
                                                  713/546-8914
                                                  Jay Roueche
                                                  713/546-4961

             PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY REACHES
   DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO SELL ROUSEVILLE REFINERY, BARECO
                PARTNERSHIP AND RELATED ASSETS

     HOUSTON (Feb.7, 2000) - Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
(NYSE: PZL) announced today that it has reached a definitive
agreement with Calumet Lubricants Company, LP to purchase its
Rouseville, Pennsylvania refinery and related assets.  Included
in the sale is Pennzoil-Quaker State Company's share of its
Bareco(R) Partnership with Baker Petrolite, a division of Baker
Hughes (NYSE: BHI).  The sale is expected to close by April 15,
2000.
     Under the terms of the agreement, Calumet will purchase
Rouseville Plant number one, which includes a hydrotreater,
deresining unit, deoiling unit, filtration unit, laboratory and
office buildings, utilities, and warehouse/blending facilities.
Calumet intends to operate and expand the Rouseville refinery
for wax production in support of the Bareco(R) Partnership.  Also
included in the sale agreement are several related assets,
including Pennzoil-Quaker State Company's Reno, Pennsylvania
packaging plant and its crude oil gathering and trucking
operations in the state of Utah.
     "This transaction is another important step in Pennzoil-
Quaker State Company's strategy to concentrate fully on its
core automotive consumer products business," said James J.
Postl, president and chief operating officer of Pennzoil-Quaker
State Company.  "While we regret saying goodbye to the region
where our company was founded, we are confident that Calumet
will bring renewed energy and focus to the operations of these
assets and will greatly benefit the local communities."
     Calumet Lubricants Company, LP has headquarters in
Indianapolis, Indiana.  The company was founded in 1916 with
the goal of producing the highest quality naphthenic specialty
oils available.  Today it operates specialty plants in
Princeton and Cotton Valley, Louisiana, producing Hydrocal II
Naphthenic Base Oils, Calsol process oils and a diverse array
of solvents and specialty products.
     Pennzoil-Quaker State Company is a leading worldwide
automotive consumer products company, marketing over 1,300
products with 20 leading brands in more than 50 countries.  The
company markets Pennzoil(R) and Quaker State(R) brand motor oils,
the number one and number two selling motor oils in the United
States.  Jiffy Lube, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pennzoil-
Quaker State Company, is the world's largest fast lube operator
and franchiser.  Pennzoil-Quaker State Company also markets a
complete line of automotive car care products including Axius(TM)
auto accessories, Blue Coral(R) and Classic (R) waxes and washes,
Black Magic(R) and Westley's(R) tire and wheel care products, Fix-A-
Flat(R) tire sealants, Medo(R) air fresheners, Rain-X(R) glass
treatments, Gumout(R), Snap(R) and The Outlaw(R) maintenance
chemicals and Slick 50(R) engine treatments.  The company
recently introduced Pennzoil Roadside(TM) Rescue(R) Emergency Fuel
Additive, a safe, conveniently packaged emergency fuel additive
that transports out-of-gas vehicles about 10 miles from the
side of the road to safety. Pennzoil Roadside(TM) Rescue(R) was named
one of Business Week's Best Products of 1999.
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