Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has announced that there is now prompt availability of its new bunker fuel, VLS B24, at the Port of Rio Grande.

The supplier notes that the lead time for deliveries is five days from the nomination date, with operations being carried out by barge.

Designed to be a drop-in solution, VLS B24 can be used in the main engines of medium and large vessels, auxiliary power generation systems, emergency systems, and boilers without any operational restrictions.

Petrobras's VLS B24 product is composed of 76% mineral bunker oil and 24% biodiesel, specifically Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME). The biodiesel component is said to comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction criteria set forth by the European Renewable Energy Directive, whilst also meeting the international specification ISO 8217:2024, aligning with the ISO-F-RF category.

Furthermore, the fuel is said to adhere to the standards outlined in ANP Brazilian Resolution N° 920 of 2023, which are at least as stringent as the ASTM D6751 standard for biodiesel fuel blendstock (B100) used for middle distillate fuels.