AVAILABILITY OF NO. 6 FUEL OIL AND POTENTIAL FOR BLENDING WITH NO. 2 DIESEL FUEL TO SERVE MEDIUM-SPEED DIESEL MARINE/RAIL MARKETS

This report assesses the potential availability of No. 6 fuel oil for use as a blending component with diesel fuel to serve potential rail and marine medium-speed diesel markets. The potential demand for the fuel was estimated by assuming three penetration rates of the diesel fuel rail and marine markets. Results show that although the demand for No. 6 fuel oil as a blending component will not be significant, its new total demand will be higher than the estimated future supply of the fuel. Since the production of No. 6 fuel oil is expected to decrease between 1985 and 1990, any differences between demand and production must be met by imports. Any increases in fuel demand therefore, will require increased imports making the United States less self-reliant.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mueller Associates, Incorporated

  1900 Sulphur Spring Road
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21227

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Blends; Diesel engines; Diesel fuels; Locomotives; Marine transportation; Procurement; Railroads; Specifications; Supply
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389348
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/CS/56051-9
• Contract Numbers: AC05-79CS56051
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM