Quaker State Corp Watch

from 11-K 1 page <page> 1 Exhibit No. 1 Consent of Independent Accountants We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in Registration Statements No. 333-06291 and 333-20416 on Form S-8 for the Quaker State Corporation Thrift and Stock Purchase Plan, Filed Under the Securities Act of 1933, as Amended, and in the Prospectus Used in Connection With Such Registration Statement, of Our Report Dated June 6, 1997, on Our Audits of the Financial Statements of the Quaker State Corporation Thrift and Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the Years Then Ended, Which Report Is Included in This Annual Report on Form 11-K. We Also Consent to the Reference to Our Firm Under the Caption "Experts" in the Above-Mentioned Prospectus. /S/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Dallas, Texas June 17, 1997

from SC 13D >50 pages Underwriting agreement

from 8-K ~50 pages Underwriting agreement

from 8-A12B ~50 pages Underwriting agreement

from S-3/A ~20 pages Underwriting Agreement

from 11-K 1 page <page> 1 Exhibit No.1 Consent of Independent Accountants We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in Registration Statement No. 33-20416 on Form S-8 for the Quaker State Corporation Thrift and Stock Purchase Plan, Filed Under the Securities Act of 1933, as Amended, and in the Prospectus Used in Connection With Such Registration Statement, of Our Report Dated May 29, 1995, on Our Audits of the Financial Statements of the Quaker State Corporation Thrift and Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for the Years Then Ended, Which Report Is Included in This Annual Report on Form 11-K. We Also Consent to the Reference to Our Firm Under the Caption "Experts" in the Above-Mentioned Prospectus. /S/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 27, 1995 12

from 11-K 1 page <page> 1 Exhibit No. 1 Consent of Independent Accountants We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference in Registration Statement No. 33-20416 on Form S-8 for the Quaker State Corporation Thrift and Stock Purchase Plan, Filed Under the Securities Act of 1933, as Amended, and in the Prospectus Used in Connection With Such Registration Statement, of Our Report Dated April 27, 1994, on Our Audits of the Financial Statements of the Quaker State Corporation Thrift and Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 1993 and 1992 and for the Years Then Ended, Which Report Is Included in This Annual Report on Form 11-K. We Also Consent to the Reference to Our Firm Under the Caption "Experts" in the Above-Mentioned Prospectus. /S/ Coopers & Lybrand Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 28, 1994 13