Synthetic oil production Emil told his son about being slave labor in a petroleum factory that was making synthetic oil (a process of producing gas from coal). The only sub-camp of Buchenwald that was known to be producing synthetic oil was Lützendorf. Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window