High Acid number and Possible Contamination of Fuels in Fujairah
Issued: 2019-10-25 12:55:57 UTC | Category: Archived bulletins/alertsOver the last month, FOBAS have tested a number of fuel oil samples from deliveries in Fujairah that have been found to have an elevated Total Acid Number (TAN). The tested TAN values were all significantly above the average for the port (0.17mgKOH/g), with some exceeding the maximum 2.5 mgKOH/g specification limit as stipulated in ISO 8217:2017.
