AbstractThis work deals with the production of paraffinic waxes from the Balayiem land crude by solvent dewaxing and filter pressing. The diesel oil cut included 8.8 wt.% paraffin wax, spindle oil 16.6 wt.% and neutral oil I 16.3 wt.%. The deoiled waxes were pure white with solidification points at 41, 49 and 59°C in the three oil fractions. The waxes included very small amounts of iso‐paraffins, which was a good property for fatty acid and soap producti