IndianOil commences LSFO 0.5%S grade marine fuel deliveries
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IndianOil, the largest oil refiner in India, on Thursday (31 October) said it has commenced deliveries of IMO 2020 compliant Low Sulphur Furnace Oil (LSFO) with 0.5% sulphur limit as marine fuel at Indian ports.
The first such supply was made on 26 October 2019 to the LPG tanker Berlian Ekuator at Kandla port, it stated.
The LSFO 0.5%S grade marine fuel is now available for immediate deliveries at Kandla and Kochi ports.
Deliveries at other Indian ports Mumbai, Mangalore, Tuticorin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Haldia are expected to start by mid-November 2019.
“The LSFO 0.5% S grade is produced from sweet crude oil grades with kinematic viscosity in the range of 220-270 cSt and complies with ISO 8217:2017 RMG380 standard,” said IndianOil.
“This fuel addresses all quality considerations detailed by the International Organization of Standardisation in its recently released ISO 23263:2019 document including the Spot test for Compatibility.”
IndianOil earlier unveiled two new IMO 2020 compliant marine fuel grades as well as a range of marine lubricants specifically formulated for IMO 2020 low sulphur marine fuel specifications in Mumbai.
Related: IndianOil launches two new bunker fuel grades and a marine lubricant range
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Published: 1 November, 2019
