ShinerBock wrote:Well I guess the US Energy Information Administration just doesn't know what they are talking about."Refiners revamped (retrofitted) existing refinery units to produce ULSD, representing two-thirds of highway diesel production, and t...
Being in the petroleum business for 38 years, I've learned a few things. Hydrodesulfurization has been used since the fifties, to remove sulphur, not a new process. Invented in late 1800s, it has been redeveloped/redesigned/upgraded since, to improve...
ShinerBock wrote:As I stated before, the current low sulfur fuel used in local US and EU waters, or Emission Control Area's(ECA) as they are called, effects a much smaller amount of marine fuel demand than the new 2020 regulation will. IMO 2020:What...
Grit dog wrote:Lotsa wrong info in this thread. Most of the worlds transoceanic diesels still run off bunker fuel which actually is .5% sulfur/5000ppm. Only around the US is it limited to 1000ppm. And bunker fuel is still like $1 a gallon but prices ...
