Sunday, August 28, 2016

In "Other sectors" in Annex A has to include 'bunker fuel.' The marine areas of the world are under a different set of laws.

The marine use of petroleum is independent of any country. The emissions are not at one port or the other in entirety.
Marine fuel or bunker fuel is some of the dirtiest oil produced.
All I can say about this is that shipping is becoming expensive. China knows that and that is why it is purchasing companies within the borders of it's best customers.
Bunker Fuel Definition: (click here) there are two basic types of marine fuels - distillate and residual. A third type is a mixture of these two, commonly called "intermediate".  Distillate fuel is composed of petroleum fractions of crude oil that are separated in a refinery by a boiling or "distillation" process. Residual fuel or "residuum"  is the fraction that did not boil, sometimes referred to as "tar" or "petroleum pitch". Fuel for marine use in engines and boilers has the following types and grades:

Fuel Type & Fuel Grades Common Industry Name
  • Distillate DMX, DMA, DMB, DMC Gas Oil or Marine Gas Oil
  • Intermediate IFO 180 380 Marine Diesel Fuel or
  • Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO)
  • Residual RMA-RML Fuel Oil or Residual Fuel Oil