Gasum helps Preem get clean

GREEN GAS SHIPPING

FUELS • SWEDISH FUEL MAJOR PREEM HAS SIGNED UP GASUM TO PROVIDE AN EVEN MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUEL FOR ITS VESSELS

PREEM HAS SIGNED an agreement with Gasum to supply Preem’s shipping fleet with a new fuel mixture consisting of LNG and 10 per cent renewable liquid biogas (LBG). Use of this fuel will achieve further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and marks another step towards Preem’s goal of being climateneutral in 2045.

This is also the first agreement under which Gasum will deliver bunker fuels comprising a mixture containing renewable elements to a shipping customer on a regular basis. The fuel will be supplied to two chartered product tankers, Tern Ocean and Thun Evolve.

“Marine transport is an important part of Preem’s operations. We are very pleased to be able to introduce renewable liquid biogas into the fuel mix. This opportunity is in line with our ambitious goals of becoming climate neutral in 2045,” says Anna Karin Klinthäll, manager of trading operations at Preem.

The use of LNG as a marine fuel instead of conventional fuels such as heavy fuel oil significantly reduces emissions. It improves local air quality and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 20 per cent compared to conventional fuels. LNG is the most environmentally friendly of fossil fuels and meets both current and long-term environmental requirements set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

By using renewable LBG, it is possible to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. LBG reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 85 percent compared to fossil fuels.

GOING EMISSION-FREE “Gasum is determined to work for a carbonneutral future and help our customers reduce their carbon footprint by providing cleaner energy. We look forward to supporting Preem in their pursuit of greener shipping and in particular their vision of leading the transition to a sustainable society,” says Jacob Granqvist, sales director maritime at Gasum.

Preem is Sweden’s largest fuel company with a refining capacity of over 18m m³ of crude oil per year at its sites in Göteborg and Lysekil. It processes and sells gasoline, diesel, heating oils and renewable fuels to companies and individuals in Sweden and other countries. Nearly half of Sweden’s industrial companies and a third of small businesses receive heat and energy from Preem, which also has a nationwide network with approximately 570 service stations for private and professional traffic.

Gasum is a leading player in LNG in the Nordic market and continues to build its infrastructure network for the production, supply and distribution of LNG for the shipping, industrial and heavy goods transport sectors in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Together with its partners, Gasum says it is building a bridge to a carbon-neutral society on land and at sea.

This past March Gasum, which is wholly owned by the Finnish state, set up a joint project with Deltamarin and Wärtsilä to look into ways of further reducing emissions from maritime activities, in order to help meet the IMO targets of massive emissions reductions by 2050. As Gasum says, ship emissions are related to the fuels that are burned but also to some extent to the type and design of engines. The partners are in particular looking at ways of using digitised systems to monitor and control marine engine operations and reduce emissions. www.gasum.com www.preem.se

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