It also offers marine fuel oil in St. John’s, N.L., and Halifax, she added. Following combustion, the sulphur in the fuel becomes sulphur oxide, a pollutant that causes respiratory problems and lung disease as well as acid rain. IMO 2020 is expected to prevent 8.5 million tonnes per year of sulphur oxide from entering the atmosphere. The IMO first began restricting emissions in 2005 and its limits on sulphur in bunker fuel have been progressively tightened. Sign Up NowAbout 3.5 million bpd of bunker fuels consumed in 2019 are considered high-sulphur fuel oil.

Source: thestar December 28, 2019 10:52 UTC