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Kellagher Named Chief Financial Officer Pennzoil-Quaker State Company

15 February 2000

Kellagher Named Chief Financial Officer Pennzoil-Quaker State Company

    HOUSTON, Feb. 15 -- Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
announced today that Thomas P. Kellagher, Senior Vice President, Business
Development, has been promoted to Group Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer.
    Kellagher joined Pennzoil-Quaker State Company in January 1999, following
15 years of experience in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and
numerous economic and financial projects as a consultant for McKinsey &
Company and Wright Killen & Company in Houston.  Prior to that he worked in
the refining and marketing areas of Gulf Oil Company.  He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree (with high distinction) in chemical engineering from
Pennsylvania State University and a masters degree in business administration,
with a major in financial management, from Drexel University.
    James L. Pate, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pennzoil-Quaker
State Company, said, "Tom Kellagher is an outstanding financial executive.
Tom is very familiar with our company.  He served as a consultant to Pennzoil
for many years and, since joining our company in January 1999, has been
instrumental in the development of Pennzoil-Quaker State's five-year strategic
plan and has played a key role in every aspect of our repositioning, including
asset acquisitions and divestitures.  He has worked closely with Jim Postl,
President and Chief Operating Officer, in transforming Pennzoil Company into a
consumer products company.  As Chief Financial Officer, he will be responsible
for all accounting and finance functions, including internal audit, investor
relations, corporate planning, business development, and information
technology.
    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.