Petrobras begins trialing B24 marine bunker fuel

In Brazil, Petrobras has begun testing the performance of Bunker fuel with 24% renewable content by volume. It is being used to fuel a ship, located at the Rio Grande (RS) Terminal and chartered by the company, Transpetro. The estimated percentage reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would be around 17% by volume, compared to standard mineral bunker fuel, based on a preliminary analysis of the complete lifecycle of the product.

It is the second test by the company on this type. However, this time, the percentage of biodiesel is higher than in the first test, when the percentage was 10% by volume. The renewable portion of the fuel was produced from 30% animal fat (tallow), by volume, plus 70% from soybean oil.