Oil tankers transfer fuel from a terminal using a process called "bunkering." The tanker connects to the terminal through loading arms or hoses that facilitate the transfer of oil. Pumps on the terminal and the tanker help move the fuel from the terminal's storage tanks into the ship's cargo tanks. This process is closely monitored for safety and efficiency to prevent spills and ensure proper handling of the fuel.
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No, water does not burn. Blending it would reduce the effectiveness of the fuel oil as a fuel.
Please see the link in the related links section. Please note that actual viscosity of No. 6 fuel oil depends on the actual blend of products and the product specifications of the fuel oil. Fuel oils are usually classified by viscosity and sulfur. In particular more stringent sulfur specifications require more light products (light cycle oil (LCO) or unconverted oil (UCO)) to be blended into No. 6 fuel oil. This results in a less viscous fuel oil. There is no universal standard specification for No. 6 fuel oil.
FPSO is an acronym for Floating Production, Storage, Offtake (or Offload). An FPSO is typically a big ship used in the oil industry in deepwater producing oil fields. The wells are at the seabed and flow back to the FPSO. The ship is moored in place and contains the production equipment used to process the oil. Once processed, the oil is stored in the hull of the FPSO. Once there is enough oil in stored in the FPSO, a tanker will pull near the FPSO and the oil will be pumped from the FPSO to the tanker.
To quench
About 20 miles.
The metal wire is connected to the oil tanker car to ensure grounding and prevent static electricity buildup during the transfer of fuel. As fuel is pumped out, friction can generate static charges, which pose a risk of ignition. Grounding the tanker car helps dissipate any static electricity, ensuring a safer and more controlled unloading process. This precaution is crucial in preventing potential explosions or fires in the presence of flammable materials.
Pipelines are the safest way to transport fuel, oil, etc.
MR oil tanker actually refers to Medium Range Product Tanker which is between 42,000 dwt to 59,999 dwt. There are two categories of ships in the oil tanker industry. First are the Product tankers which transport refined petroleum products like gasoline, diesel, naphtha, aviation fuel, etc. Second are the Crude carriers which transport unrefined crude oil.
An auxiliary oiler is a naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
A ship with a cargo rides lower in the water than when it has no cargo. As the cargo is unloaded, the ship rises in the water, revealing parts of the hull which had been below the water level. What the observer was looking at was a ship which was in the process of delivering its oil to the terminal.
Normally a Tanker carries some liquid, mostly Oil, therefore the term "Oil Tanker".
According to the CTF (Commercial Tankership Federation), the average hourly fuel consumption of a fully laden, large scale tanker ranges between 12,000 to 37,000 Litres (pre - refinement filtering). This is only a fraction of the carrying capacity of the tanker, and is also significantly less than other modes of transport equivalent fuel including train and road freight.
It was not an oil tanker, but a drilling platform.
The definition of the word tanker, is a vehicle, a boat, or an aircraft, with the designated job of transporting tanks of liquid, typically oil, or some other form of liquid fuel.
The distance a car can travel with the contents of a full oil tanker depends on several factors, including the size of the tanker, the fuel efficiency of the car, and the type of oil being transported. A standard oil tanker can hold about 6,000 to 10,000 gallons of oil. If we assume an average car gets about 25 miles per gallon, a tanker with 10,000 gallons could theoretically power a car for approximately 250,000 miles, though practical limitations would likely reduce this figure significantly.
The oil cargo goes into cargo tanks, the fuel oil or bunker goes into the bunker tanks. The lubrication oil (lube oil) goes into the lube oil tanks.