CDU

Refinery Closures To Affect Bunker Fuel Supply

  • The recent earthquake in northeast Japan has interrupted refinery operations which could impact the supply of bunker fuel.
  • Rough sea conditions during the week have also pressured the country’s bunker fuel stocks.
  • Transfer delays caused by a temporary suspension of berthing operations have resulted in a lack of bunker fuel components at blending facilities.

Japanese marine fuel supplies may be limited by a halt to refinery operations after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan on 13...

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Texas Storage Operator Now in Compliant Marine Fuel Production Race

Texas storage operator launches own crude processing facility to produce low-sulfur marine fuels ahead of 2020, reports Reuters.

50,000 bpd of low sulphur

A U.S. Gulf Coast fuel storage operator is launching its own crude processing facility to make 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) of low-sulfur fuels beginning in 2020.

Texas International Terminals plans to operate its own crude distillation unit (CDU) at a site in Galveston, Texas, producing bunker and gasoil for affiliate GCC Bunkers, which will...

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