LUKOIL begins production of low-sulphur fuel oil meeting requirements of MARPOL Convention

LUKOIL begins production of low-sulphur fuel oil meeting requirements of MARPOL Convention


The Volgograd refinery (LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PJSC LUKOIL) began production of low-sulphur fuel oil (Bunker Fuel Oil 0.5) complying with requirements of the MARPOL international convention. The company plans to produce about 1 million tonnes of such fuel per year.

The MARPOL requirements limiting sulphur content in marine fuel to 0.5 per cent or less for ships navigating under the aegis of the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) will become mandatory from January 1, 2020.

Along with the fuel oil, the company produces other types of marine fuel with improved environmental characteristics. In 2015 LUKOIL’s refinery in Perm began production of ecological marine fuel with lower sulphur content. It is intended for ships navigating in the Baltic Sea which is recognised as Sulphur Emissions Control Area (SECA). Every year the company produces about 1 million tonnes of such fuel.

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11th October 2019