ExxonMobil preparing new ECA zone fuels

22 days left until sulfur regulations: The low sulfur fuel HDME 50 will not be the only ECA fuel offered by ExxonMobil, which will expand MGO to more ports while also looking into new fuel types, says the company in an interview with ShippingWatch.

BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

The sulfur regulations in Northern Europe from 2015 - and not least the global requirements from 2015, at the latest - will create new markets for fuel suppliers.

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