TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplied its first delivery of B100 or used cooking oil methyl ester (Ucome) for bunkering in the port of Singapore on 5 August, as it seeks to expand sales of low-carbon fuels.
The global fuel supplier shipped 700t of Ucome using MT MAPLE, a IMO Type II chemical tanker owned by the Global Energy Group. The Ucome supplied is a second-generation, waste-based biofuel produced in southeast Asia.
TotalEnergies has supplied biofuel blends of up to 30pc and mixed with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) in the past, but this is the first time B100 is supplied in Singapore.
Singapore plans to push ahead with the bunkering of higher blends up to B100 in preparation for higher decarbonisation targets set by the IMO for the shipping industry to meet in 2030. Currently, the port sees regular bunkering of B24, which consists of 24pc Ucome blended with 76pc VLSFO.
TotalEnergies, along with other major suppliers like ExxonMobil, are among B24 suppliers in this key port. The island nation hit a record high of 518,000t consumption of B24 in 2023, making it the first alternative marine fuel that ship owners adopted and bunkered the most in this port, data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) show.
TotalEnergies is known to supply LNG and bio-methane as a bunker fuel in France and the ARA region.
Argus assessed its B24 spot prices in Singapore at $693-706/t on a delivered on board (dob) basis on 8 August.
