What is cutter stock

Therefore, refiners look for all ways possible to minimize the amount of cutter stock in the finished blend while still producing on-spec fuel oil. Downstream capabilities View our downstream services. Insights Read our latest insight articles. Refinery Reference Desk Return to the homepage. Cutter stocks are another specialism of Orim Energy. Our industry experts have decades of experience and an excellent track record in cutter stock trading.

As a result, we have in-depth market knowledge and long-term relationships with our business partners. Cutter stocks are oil and oil-related by products used to thin oil. They are typically used to reduce viscosity to produce on-spec European fuel oils. London — A lack of cutter stock availability in Europe is likely to worsen blending economics for fuel oil in the region, potentially reducing supply of on-specification product over the next couple of months, market sources said Wednesday.

Cutter stocks are generally lighter petroleum liquids than the heavy fuel oil produced by Russian refineries, which can be used to reduce viscosity to produce on-spec European fuel oil. The bulk of Europe's cutter stock supply comes from US refineries.

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