12MAR2019 - NEWS - Oil major BP announces to initiate sell of very low sulphur fuel oil that meets upcoming IMO 2020 regulation

Oil major BP has recently announced that it will begin to sell very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) with a maximum sulphur content of 0.5% that meets the upcoming IMO 2020 regulation, following successful sea trials in the Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Antwerp (ARA) and Singapore hubs. The company has been working closely with the IMO, customers and partners to develop a marine fuel offer that includes this new VLSFO along with marine gas oil and also high sulphur fuel oil for vessels that are equipped with scrubbers. The VLSFO will first be available in Seattle, Panama (Balboa/Cristobal), South Africa (Cape Town/Durban/Richards Bay), Oman (Salalah), ARA, China and Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia (Fremantle/Gladstone/Brisbane), and New Zealand.

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