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By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters)– Equinor unloaded an unusual freight of extremely low-sulphur gas oil (VLSFO) from Norway recently at UAE’s Fujairah bunkering center to satisfy anticipated need from more stringent ship gas discharge guidelines, according to trade resources as well as delivery information.

The 130,000-tonne freight has actually been marketed to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Trading Corp (ATC), claimed 5 gas oil profession resources that decreased to be determined because of firm plans.

Equinor claimed it did not talk about particular freights. ATC did not react to a Reuters ask for remark.

New guidelines from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) work fromJan 1, covering the sulphur web content of delivery gas at 0.5% from 3.5% currently, unless vessels utilize exhaust-cleaning scrubbers.

The unusual delivery is among the brand-new profession circulations for the deposit gas as investors stockpile on VLSFO materials at significant bunkering centers to satisfy an anticipated rise sought after following year.

“This is the first VLSFO parcel we’ve seen from Mongstad (to Fujairah),” claimed Ranjith Raja, head of oil research study at Refinitiv for Middle East as well as North Africa.

Suezmax vessel Cap Diamant filled onOct 10 the VLSFO freight at Mongstad port where Equinor’s refinery lies as well as the ship released its freight at Fujairah recently, delivering information on Refinitiv Eikon revealed.

The vessel was hired by Equinor, according to a delivery record.

The freight contained VLSFO with 0.472% sulphur as well as the oil has a thickness of 160-centistoke as well as 0.933 thickness, the resources claimed. (Reporting by Roslan Khasawneh; Additional coverage by Nerijus Adomaitis in OSLO as well as Rania El Gamal in DUBAI; Writing by Florence Tan; Editing by Edmund Blair as well as Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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