Black Oil (LPFO)
True to the character of a consuming (as distinct from a producing) nation, the ascendancy of PMS and white products in general had made us to forget that there is a critical product-input like Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) which manufacturing industry relies for survival. Low pour fuel oil (LPFO), also known as black oil is a fundamental input in steam generation in many labour intensive industries like textiles, construction, food and beverages.
As at today it is known that anything that is utilized by most of the population is a money spinner and items like petroleum products are no exception As at today the world is a global village which it highly dependent on petroleum products.
The secret today of any sector of the nation’s economy can only be successful with power generation which in turn creates employment and economic sustainability coupled localization of industries in many states of the country. The demand for low pour fuel is increasing in leaps and bounds a lot of industries in the time past could not produce due to them not being able to access this important product and could not revert to the use of gas which is highly capital intensive.
As at today, the daily consumption rate in Nigeria for refined low pour fuel Oil is over twenty million liters (20,000,000 litres).
LPFO: Low Pour Fuel Oil (Black Oil)
Popularly known in Nigeria as Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO), is one of the products in the fractional distillation of Crude oil. Fuel Oil is used to run broilers in many industries especially textile and cement manufacturing industries.
Low pour fuel oil is a dark viscous liquid and may have other varying colours such as dark brown known locally as fire for fire to the greenish appearance as produced at Kaduna Refinery. Whatever the specification, demand is more than unbelievable and depending on the preference of your customer that is why it is very important for you to get a sample to show your intending buyer.
The different grades of fuel oil depend on their volatility and degree which they burn. Low pour fuel oil is also exported in mass volumes from our refineries and due to the good grade produced, demand for it by most European and American refiners is on the increase with the specs.
PSGL Ltd. has been a major player in trading this product with high patronage from its key clients like Ashaka Cement and Sokoto Cement (Cement Company of Northern Nigeria). We lift majority of our products from the NNPC through Port Harcourt refinery and Warri refinery.