# Shale Oil Components Detected in Marine Fuels, says VPS<\/p>\n
Fuel testing organization VPS has detected rising concentrations of shale oil components in marine bunkers supplied at Singapore, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs. The finding comes as refiners increasingly blend unconventional crude sources into fuel oil production to meet growing demand. Despite the elevated presence of shale-derived materials in recent fuel samples, VPS has recorded no operational incidents or performance issues reported by vessels consuming these products.<\/p>\n
Singapore’s bunkering market serves thousands of vessels transiting the Strait of Malacca and calling at regional ports, making fuel quality developments there particularly significant for global shipping. Marine fuel composition has become increasingly complex as refineries seek cost-effective blending options, and monitoring agencies regularly track these shifts to identify potential compatibility or equipment concerns before problems emerge at sea.<\/p>\n
The detection of higher shale oil concentrations underscores the ongoing evolution of marine fuel sourcing and the importance of comprehensive fuel testing protocols. While the absence of reported incidents is encouraging, the trend warrants continued vigilance from both fuel suppliers and vessel operators. Maritime stakeholders should remain alert to any emerging compatibility issues, particularly regarding fuel stability and compatibility with marine fuel treatment systems, as the proportion of unconventional crude components in bunkers continues to fluctuate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
VPS has seen an increase in the levels of shale oil components in marine fuels bunkered recently in Singapore. Although we have received no reports of problems, from vessels using these fuels\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9021],"tags":[9022],"class_list":["post-49252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-port-news","tag-maritime-professional"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49252"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50404,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49252\/revisions\/50404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}