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ABS OIL TESTING SERVICES (Summary of Fuel Oil Samples analyzed at select ports, March 1-31, 2000) ABS Oil Testing Services is recognized as a global leader in the provision of quality, professional and practical fuel management, fuel analysis and consultancy programs for the marine, offshore and power generation industries.

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ANTWERP, BELGIUM

AVERAGE

MAX 980.7 991 349.6 412 12.8 17.9 0.05 0.13 0.31 2.7 2.29 3.58 132 202 30 47 34 0.02 0.12

MOBILE. Al.

AVERAGE

MAX 991.1 991.7 357.3 372.5 16.5 16.8 0.04 0.04 0.15 0.2 3.64 3.82 135 152 14 16 22 0.04 0.05

BALBOA, PANAMA

AVERAGE

MAX 976.5 980.8 328.1 333.2 14.3 15.1 0.07 0.07 0.15 0.2 2.02 2.08 243 290 16 30 24 0.04 0.06

MOIN. COSTA RICA

AVERAGE

MAX 987.4 989.4 215 250 14.2 14.6 0.05 0.05 0.3 0.3 2.58 2.63 108 129 9 12 31 0.02 0.02

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

AVERAGE 958.9

MAX 975.8 166 175 7.4 8.9 0.01 0.02 0.13 0.2 0.42 0.6 4 5 23 33 45 0.02 0.03

MONTREAL, CANADA

AVERAGE

MAX 983.9 991.7 223.9 320.7 15.9 18.4 0.03 0.03 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.4 74 82 9 12 36 0.06 0.07

CRISTOBAL. PANAMA

AVERAGE

MAX 989.4 992.6 255.2 345 13.2 15.5 0.07 0.08 0.43 1.2 2.24 2.44 155 233 24 106 22 0.79 6

NEW YORK. NY

AVERAGE

MAX 985.3 992.4 298.7 379.1 13 16.8 0.07 0.1 0.36 2.91 2.88 3.66 232 310 17 45 24 0.05 0.09

EUJA1RAH. IIAE

AVERAGE

MAX 970.5 989.2 344.5 394.8 15.4 17.2 0.04 0.05 0.2 0.3 2.96 3.44 108 184 28 37 6 0.03 0.06

PHILADELPHIA. PA

AVERAGE

MAX 987.7 995.7 313.2 380 13.4 15 0.06 0.09 0.2 0.6 2.64 3.42 244 298 15 23 23 0.05 0.09

GIBRALTAR, SPAIN

AVERAGE

MAX 988.5 991 315.3 380 14.2 17.3 0.04 0.09 0.34 3.17 2.92 3.8 152 298 22 60 13 0.02 0.05

PIRAEUS, GREECE

AVERAGE

MAX 969.1 989.6 301.6 367 11.1 19.1 0.04 0.09 0.12 0.4 3.07 3.89 116 220 16 48 8 0.02 0.09

GOTHENBURG. SWEDEN

AVERAGE

MAX 986.4 989.6 347 363 14.7 15.8 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.2 2.38 2.69 128 192 23 32 9 0.02 0.08

PORT ARTHUR, TX

AVERAGE

MAX 984.9 988.5 357.1 383.8 14.1 17.5 0.03 0.06 0.12 0.2 2.41 2.91 70 128 8

II 13 0.01 0.02

HAMBURG. GERMANY

AVERAGE

MAX 970.1 981.3 311.7 390 11.2 15.3 0.04 0.04 0.1 0.2 1.4 2.2 111 220 9 14 38 0.02 0.02

PORTLAND. ME

AVERAGE

MAX 990.1 996.2 151 3 511.4 14.1 16.6 0.05 0.1 0.22 0.7 2.01 2.59 205 341 16 33 27 0.06 0.08

HONG KONG

AVERAGE

MAX 975.4 989.2 246.6 328 14.2 17.5 0.02 0.05 0.07 0.1 2.93 3.15 89 108 9

III 14 0.03 0.05

PUNTA CARDON, VENEZUELA

AVERAGE 975

MAX 976.3 378.5 379 13 16 0.08 0.08 0.2 0.2 2.63 2.64 266 315 17 19 29 0.02 0.02

HONOLULU, III

AVERACE

MAX 967.9 973.8 306 373 15.5 17.6 0.04 0.04 0.19 0.2 1.72 1.88 71 82 6 9 19 0.03 0.06

ROTT E RD A M.NETHERLANDS

AVERAGE 997.6

MAX 1010.2 400.9 496 15.8 19.2 0.04 0.06 0.32 2.3 3.23 3.66 141 234

II 27 23 0.03 0.1

HOUSTON, TX

AVERAGE

MAX 985.2 993.8 222.4 343 15.7 19.8 0.07 0.66 0.96 28.3 2.84 3.67 177 275 12 88 34 0.03 0.16

SAN FRANCISCO. CA

AVERAGE

MAX 981 983.2 148.5 170.5 13.1 16.5 0.04 0.06 0.25 0.4 2.36 2.61 154 169 5 7 17 0.03 0.03

JF.DDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

AVERAGE

MAX 948.3 950.2 169 180.7 10.8 10.9 0.02 0.03 0.42 0.85 2.51 2.6 33 39 36 48 5 0.01 0.01

SEATTLE, WA

AVERAGE

MAX 986.4 994.7 246.5 366.9 13.7 17.8 0.04 0.07 0.27 0.4 1.95 2.03 101 163 14 32 24 0.04 0.08

KAOSIIIUNG, TAIWAN

AVERAGE

MAX 956.7 963.1 134.7 185 7.4 8.3 0.01 0.02 0.25 0.3 2.79 3.21 45 57 9 13 7 0.01 0.02

ST. CROIX, VIRGIN ISLANDS

AVERAGE 982.3

MAX 993.2 210.2 302 16 17.2 0.04 0.06 0.09 0.1 2.36 2.9 111 157 27 72 19 0.04 0.06

LOS ANGF.l.ES. CA

AVERAGE

MAX 989.2 993.1 281.9 362 12.2 17.3 0.07 0.28 0.39 11.9 1.77 2.43 139 307 20 54 32 0.04 0.09

TAMPA. Fl.

AVERAGE

MAX 974.5 983.5 158.9 228 15.5 17.1 0.06 0.07 0.18 0.25 3.03 3.17 182 243 11 1.3 13 0.03 0.04

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Call !-477 for subscription infor created ExxonMobil has resisted the temptation to sell marine fuels online. The company says that buying online will mean buying the cheapest bunkers available, as price is the only factor under consideration. This is fine, if cheap fuel is what you want. But just what is cheap fuel? One definition says it is fuel that you buy at a low price. This, however, takes no notice of quality, which in turn can mean you end up paying dearly for your fuel after all. Bad quality fuel can lead to costly and time-consuming prob- lems onboard ships. What the Internet quoted as the cheapest deal may cost thousands of dollars more. Online price quoting for fuels is in itself not a bad thing, but it does mean that the person using the net as a purchasing tool must be able to marry up the prices quoted with the quality of fuel they actually want - this requires knowl- edge. Critics of online bunker buying have asked where you can turn to when problems occur. Relying too heavily on the Internet means that you will have no recourse to a human being. Going online to e-mail a faceless, silent cor- porate entity will not bring the missing barge alongside.

No doubt these fears are being overplayed, but it does set the mind thinking. Again, a sound knowledge of the indus- try will help locate the right person to solve the problem.

Technology has always served to make life both easier and more difficult. Computers are a good example. Mod- ern life would be unimaginable without them. Yet they have created an entirely new set of problems for humans to wrap their heads around. Those who have used new technology to their advantage have always been the ones with the knowledge to do so. So it is with the Internet and bunkering. Those who can harness new online technology to make the most of their knowledge of the marine fuels industry will flourish. For evidence of this, you need only look at how ship operators are succeeding, or otherwise, in today's high-price bunker market.

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