Disclaimer: An online translation service was used in the production of the current editorial piece.
Sinopec Changling Petrochemical on Monday (29 June) said the refinery has started production of low-sulphur heavy marine fuel oil following the completion of its production unit in mid-June.
About 2,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the fuel was shipped out on Sunday (28 June).
“The project will significantly increase the refinery’s capacity towards the goal of producing 10 million mt of refined petroleum product,” said Xia Denggang, deputy chief engineer and production manager of Sinopec Changling.
Sinopec Changling joins a host of other Sinopec refineries to blend low-sulphur heavy marine fuel oil ever since the Chinese government announced its LSFO export in April.
Related: Sinopec Changling completes production unit to blend low sulphur bunker fuel
Related: Sinopec Anqing joins other Chinese refineries to blend IMO 2020 compliant bunker fuel
Related: China: Sinopec Shanghai sees record output of low sulphur heavy bunker fuel in June
Related: China: Sinopec Shanghai ensures LSFO availability despite production unit maintenanceRelated: China: Sinopec Jinling successfully installs decompression tower on LSFO production site
Related: China: Sinopec Hainan escalates LSFO production to achieve economies of scale
Photo credit: Keith Mulcahy
Published: 29 June, 2020
Exeno Yamamizu Corporation and Fearnleys the first shipbrokers to join the industry coalition.
Bunker quality claims are not new to the industry, but these claims going global indicate an issue with the stability of low sulphur fuel.
Chinese refineries would be able to produce 18.1 million mt of low sulphur bunker fuel this year, independently serving its own market, said PetroChina VP.
Sales of low-sulphur fuels, including LSFO and MGO LS, rose by 51% month-on-month in December to 3,127 kilo mt, compared to the 1,271 kilo mt of HSFO sold in the same month.
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to receive bunkering permit, while government plans oil tank farm repairs.
Report summaries ships consuming non compliant bunker fuel, number of FONAR documents received, and vessels experiencing issues with scrubber operations.
Sukumar Verma, Managing Director at Informa Connect Singapore, explains how the world’s largest bunkering event will be virtually carried out between 6 to 8 October 2020.
David John Kidd amassed losses of over SGD 1 million to Lukoil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd through multiple irregular trades with Transocean Oil over a four-month period in 2016.
Helmsman LLC lawyers discuss pausing of LC payment, what it means for parties buying ships from companies of a group affected by fraud allegations, and trafficking in spent bills of lading.
Beluga Asia has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Sun Marine Corporation to acquire bunker tanker M.T. MA Veronica for USD 2.45 million.
Listing of Brightoil’s shares on the Stock Exchange was cancelled on 16 March 2020, according to a written Judgement of Russell Coleman, a Judge of the Court of First Instance.
‘To this end, the Bank has shown there are grounds for suspecting the CIA Contract may be a sham / fake contract and/or was not performed,’ said CMB’s submission to the Singapore court.
