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Crude
Petroleum Crude Oil, commonly referred to as Crude Oil, is a complex mixture of hundreds of compounds including solids, liquids, and gases that are separated by the refining process. Crude Oil is one of the most sought-after commodities.
This naturally occurring liquid fossil fuel can be refined into Diesel, Gasoline, Heating Oil, Jet Fuel, Kerosene and various forms of Petrochemicals. AP Argus Petroleum provides supply routes of all the key crude grades by Sea, Rail and Pipeline Transport.
Aviation Fuel
Aviation fuel is a specialized type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft. It is generally of a higher quality than fuels used in less critical applications, such as heating or road transport, and often contains additives to reduce the risk of icing or explosion due to high temperature, among other properties.
Most current commercial airlines and military aircraft use jet fuel for maximum fuel efficiency and lowest cost. These aircraft account for the vast majority of aviation fuel refined today, which is also used in diesel aircraft engines.
Fuel oil
Heavy Fuel Oils are mainly used as marine fuel, and HFO is the most widely used marine fuel at this time. Heavy fuel oil is a residual fuel incurred during the distillation of crude oil. The quality of the residual fuel depends on the quality of the crude oil used in the refinery. To achieve various specifications and quality levels, these residual fuels are blended with lighter fuels such as marine gasoil or marine diesel oil.
The resulting blends are also referred to as Intermediate Fuel Oils (IFO) or Marine Diesel Oil. They are classified and named according to their viscosity. The most commonly used types are IFO 180 and IFO 380, with viscosities of 180 mm²/s and 380 mm²/s, respectively. If there is a predominance of Heavy Fuel Oil in a blend, it is assigned to the Heavy Fuel Oil category.
Gasoil
A middle distillate and form of Heating Oil used primarily in heating and air-conditioning systems. One of the most actively traded oil products, Gasoil is the underlying in a key International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) futures contract. In refining terms,
Gasoil comes between Fuel Oil and the lighter products such as Naphtha and Gasoline. In its broader definition, it covers the oil products used for Diesel Automotive Fuel. We offer a wide range of Gasoil varying from 10 ppm Sulphur to 10,000 ppm
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG or LP Gas), also referred to as simply Propane or Butane, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles. Varieties of LPG bought and sold include mixes that are mostly Propane (C3H8), mostly Butane (C4H10) and, most commonly, mixes including both Propane and Butane.
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a composition of Methane and some mixture of Ethane used to convert natural gas to liquid form for ease and safety of storage transport. It is cooled to approximately -256 degrees Fahrenheit so that it can be transported from countries with a large supply of natural gas to countries that demand more natural gas than they produce.
In its liquid state, natural gas takes up 1/600th of the space, making it much easier to ship and store when pipeline transport is not feasible. As world energy consumption increases, experts anticipate that the LNG trade will grow in importance.
Mazut
Mazut is a heavy, low quality Fuel Oil which is the residue from distillation of Gasoline, Ligroin, Kerosene, and Diesel Oil fractions from Petroleum. It comprises all residual fuel oils, including those obtained by blending. Its kinematic viscosity is above 10 cStat 80°C.
The flash point is always above 50°C and the density is always higher than 0.90 kg/l.It may be used as Boiler Fuel Oil, in the preparation of distillate and residual lubricating oils, in cracking or hydrogenation processes for the manufacture of motor fuel (Gasoline or Diesel Oil), and in the production of Bitumen and Coke, depending on its chemical composition and properties.