Thu 8 Aug 2019 15:13

BP launches Valencia bunkering operation


Adds the Mediterranean's second-largest commercial port to its supply portfolio.


Image: Pixabay
BP Marine announced on Thursday that it is adding Valencia, Spain, to its global portfolio of bunker supply ports.

The fuel supplier will be operating a dedicated bunkering barge with a 4,000-tonne storage capacity at the Mediterranean port.

The vessel is to be used to supply customers with 0.1-percent-sulphur marine gas oil (MGO) and will source product from BP's Castellón Refinery - located approximately 75 kilometres north of Valencia.

Commenting on the development, BP Marine posited that the introduction of IMO's 0.5 percent global sulphur limit in 2020 would result in MGO accounting for the majority of future marine fuel usage.

The company stressed that the use of MGO "should require no additional investment by customers and should not generally require any new operating procedures".

The distillate product could be consumed in the Port of Valencia and in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) with stricter sulphur limits than the global 0.5 percent cap, including Europe.

Eddie Gauci, global head of BP marine, remarked: "Fuel incompatibility is one of the main challenges our customers are faced with as the industry is shifting to cleaner fuels. Our early market entry with MARPOL 2020[-]compliant marine fuel demonstrates BP Marine's commitment to the industry and vessel owners to ensure availability with enough lead time to allow for a smooth transition to low[-]sulphur fuel. We believe that an offer of the low[-]sulphur marine gasoil [DMA-specification] variety ... in the region will benefit our customers and the region."


The Buffalo 404 barge, owned by Buffalo Marine Service Inc., performing a bunker delivery. TFG Marine installs first ISO-certified mass flow meter on US Gulf bunker barge  

Installation marks expansion of company's digitalisation programme across global fleet.

Sogestran's fuel supply vessel, the Anatife, at the port of Belle-Île-en-Mer. Sogestran's HVO-powered tanker achieves 78% CO2 reduction on French island fuel runs  

Small tanker Anatife saves fuel while supplying Belle-Île and Île d'Yeu.

Crowley 1,400 TEU LNG-powered containership, Tiscapa. Crowley deploys LNG-powered boxship Tiscapa for Caribbean and Central American routes  

Vessel is the third in company's Avance Class fleet to enter service.

The inland LNG bunker vessel LNG London. LNG London completes 1,000 bunkering operations in Rotterdam and Antwerp  

Delivery vessel reaches milestone after five years of operations across ARA hub.

The M.V. COSCO Shipping Yangpu, China's first methanol dual-fuel containership. COSCO vessel completes maiden green methanol bunkering at Yangpu  

China's first methanol dual-fuel containership refuels with green methanol derived from urban waste.

Carsten Ladekjær, CEO of Glander International Bunkering. Glander International Bunkering reports stable performance amid regulatory changes  

Bunker trader achieves $3bn turnover and $22m pre-tax earnings for fiscal 2024-25.

Map of the Mediterranean Sea ULSFO demand surges in Med as ECA compliance drives fuel shift  

KPI OceanConnect reports accelerating ULSFO uptake across the region.

The Zale performing a bunker delivery. Monjasa reports Singapore as top bunker supply port with over 1 MMT delivered  

Supplier says world's largest bunkering hub became its biggest supply location in 2024.

Steel cutting ceremony for the 7,999 DWT chemical bunker tanker Lucia Cosulich at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in China. Fratelli Cosulich begins construction of second methanol-ready bunker tanker  

Italian firm starts steel cutting for 7,999 DWT chemical bunker vessel.

Petrobras logo. Petrobras introduces volume-based price discounts at Santos  

Brazilian oil company offers progressive discounts for bunker deliveries exceeding 1,500 tonnes.


↑  Back to Top


 Recommended