By the OGJ Online Staff
HOUSTON, Feb. 20 -- BP PLC began marketing sulfur-free unleaded fuel and sulfur-free diesel at 18 BP-branded retail stations in the Edinburgh area on Feb. 18.
BP said Edinburgh is the first city in the world to offer both of the fuels, which have sulfur content small enough to qualify as essentially sulfur-free. The maximum sulfur content of the fuel is 10 ppm.
Fuel will be produced at BP's Grangemouth refinery, which is the only plant in the UK with hydrocracking technology, BP said. Despite the higher cost to produce the new fuel, BP said it would market the fuel at the same price as its ultralow-sulfur fuels.
BP said, "The fuels will be the cleanest available anywhere in the UK and are 6 years ahead of the [European Union's] legislative requirements."
BP said use of the fuel will provide "immediate environmental benefits," including the reduction of both particulate and sulfur dioxide emissions.
In addition to the retail stations, BP also will supply the sulfur-free fuel for use by Edinburgh's 260-bus fleet.
