Now orders range [from] 100-500 mt," a source said. China's recent ban on open-loop scrubber systems is likely to drastically improve demand for low sulphur marine fuel once it is fully implemented on a wider scale. The Chinese government has banned the use of open cycle scrubbers in its offshore oil and gas industry after an investigation by Greenpeace found that they were polluting the world's oceans. The new rule will mean that large shipowners with open-loop scrubbers will may not use them in banned areas, and instead must use bunker fuel with 0.5% sulphur content.
China's recent ban on open-loop scrubber systems is likely to drastically improve demand for low sulphur marine fuel once it is fully implemented on a wider scale. The Chinese government has banned the use of open cycle scrubbers in its offshore oil and gas industry after an investigation by Greenpeace found that they were polluting the world's oceans. The new rule will mean that large shipowners with open-loop scrubbers will may not use them in banned areas, and instead must use bunker fuel with 0.5% sulphur content.