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TO : FRO M SUB J DAT E VI-B- 8 S0 2 Docke t (A-83-27 ) Davi dWhite , Radia n Us e o f Lo

w Sulfu r Residua l 01 1 b y Californi a Electri c Utilitie s Januar y 4 , 198 9 Telephon e contact s wer e mad e wit hth e Californi a Energ y Commission , Lo s Angele s Wate r an

dPowe r Department , Sa nDieg o Ga s & Electric , an dChevro n U.S.A . regardin g th e us e o f lo w sulfu r oi l b

y Californi a electri c utilities . Copie s o f th e contac t report s wit heac ho f thes e organization s ar e attached . Th e genera l conclusion s reache dfro m thes e discussion s ar e a s follows : 1 . Lo w sulfu r residua l oil s o f betwee n0. 2 an d0. 5 percen t sulfu r ar e use d b y Californi a utilities . Thes e resid s ar e produce dmainl y fro m Indonesia nan

dAustralia ncrud e oils . Althoug hCaliforni a refinerie s periodicall y

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w sulfu r resid s fro

m thes e crudes , mos t o f th e utilitie s impor t low

sulfu r resi ddirectl y fro m refinerie s i n th e Fa r Eas t (e.g. , Singapore) . 2 . Al l o f th e lo

w sulfu r residua l oil s produce dfro m Indonesia ncrud e ar e waxy an drequir e heatin g in orde r t o flow . N o significan t handlin g difference s exis t betwee n0. 3 an d0. 5 percen t sulfu r conten t resids . N o problem s ar e currentl y reporte din handlin g thes e resids . Ther e ar e highe r sulfu r resid s (roughl y 2 percen t sulfur ) availabl e o n th e Wes t Coas t tha t ca nb e pumpe dwithou t heatin g 1n war m climates . 3 . Th e state' s utilitie s hav e bee nfirin g low sulfu r resi drathe r tha n natura l ga s sinc e abou t October , 198 8 du e t o It s lo w pric e an

d availabilit y

relativ e t o natura l gas . Thi s include s resid s o f les s tha n 0. 3 percen t sulfur .\ :FRO M 01/07/6 9 13:0 5 P . 5 P. 3

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CONTAC T REPOR T
Dat e 12/29/8 8 Originato r n.M . UMt o CONTAC T BY : TELEPHON E df MEETIN G D Othe r NAME , TITL E & ORGANIZATIO N Jo e O'Brien , San Dieg o Ga s & Electri c ADDRES S & TELEPHON E NUMBE R P.O . Box1831 , Sa nDiego , C A 9211 2 (619 ) 696-188 2 PURPOS E O R SUBJEC

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s & Electri c (SDG&E )
SUMMAR Y
SDG& E i s require dt o bur noil s wit hles s than0.5 % sulfur . T o mee t thi s limit , the y purchas e residua l oil s (base do n marke t prices ) o f greate r tha n0,5 % S andles s tha n0.3 % S an dblend . Th e residua l oil s o f 0.3 % S andles s ar e refine dfro m Indonesia nan

d Australia ncrudes . Th e 0.3 % S an

d0.5 % S residua l oil s the y purchas e mus t bot hb e heated . However , th e 0.3 % S resi dpresent s n o unusua l handlin g problem s relativ e t o 0.5 % S resid . Supplie s o f 0.3 % S resi dar e currentl y readil y available .

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y rpgirf—Q H whic hCQm.es from . Indonesia . Th e oi l i s alread y refine dwhe nthe y

bu v it . Mr . Nelso nt;hipk s . _ i t i s refine di n Indonesia . Th e oi l i s abou t 0.25%_ S a s require db v t> n Sout hCoas t AQMD . Becaus e th e oi l i s wa^v . i t doe s requir pheatin g an H i e store di n heate dtanks . Th e suppl y departmen t had jus t bough t a shipmen t andther e seeme dt o b e n o availabilit y problem . Demand , however , i s lo w righ t now . Mr . Nelso ndi d no t know th e curren t pric e differenc e betwee n0.25 % S and 0.5 % S oil . H e think s tha t whe nL A Wate r & Powe r use dt o bu y 0.5 % sulfu r oi l (i.e. , befor e SCAQM D 0.25 % S limitation) , i t als o cam e from Indonesi a and
_ _ require dth e same handlin g procedures .

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CONTAC T REPOR T
Dat e 1/q/ft Q ftrlnlnatorP-M - Whit P CONTAC T BY : TELEPHON E a MEETIN G • Othe r NAME , TITL E & ORGANIZATIO N Bil l Wood , Californi a Energ yCommissio n ADDRES S & TELEPHON E NUMBE R Sacramento , Californi a (916 ) 324-318 9 PURPOS E O R SUBJEC

T (Giv e projec t numbe ri f appropriate ) Residua l Oi l Us

e b yCaliforni a Utilitie s
SUMMAR Y
Californi a utilitie s hav e bee nburnin g lo w sulfu r resid s fo r ove r te nyear s (0.25 % S i n th e Sout hCoas t Ai r Qualit y District , 0.50 % S elsewhere) . , Non e o f th e state' s utilitie s repor t any problem s handlin g thes e fuels . Pacifi c Ga s & Electri c reporte dsome problem s handlin g thes e oil s initiall y du e t o improperl y

designe dfacilities , bu t th e proble m ha s bee nsolved . Give ncurren t resi dandnatura l ga s supplie s andprices , al l o f th e state' s utilitie s hav e bee nburnin g resi dsinc e roughl y October .

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CONTAC T REPOR T
Dat e i/fl/R Q Originato r P»M . Whit e CONTAC T BY : TELEPHON E q t MEETIN G D Othe r__ NAME , TITL E & ORGANIZATIO N Ke n Bergsman , Chevron , U.S.A

. ADDRESS & TELEPHON E NUMBE R P.O . Box7006 , Sa nFrancisco , C A 9412 0 (415 ) 894-072 0 PURPOS E O R SUBJEC

T (Give project numbe ri f appropriate ) Characteristic s o f lo w sulfu rresi d
SUMMAR Y
Ver y lo w sulfu r resid s availabl e on th e Wes t Coas t andi n Hawai i ar e produce dmainl y

fro m Indonesia nandAustralia ncrudes . Californi a refinerie s ar e capabl e o f refinin g th e crudes ; however , mos t very lo w suflu r resi di s refine di n the Fa r Eas t (e.g. , Singapore ) an d importe da s resid . Thes e resid s ar e waxy

an drequir e heatin g t o flow , bu t no significan t difference s exis t betwee n0. 3 an d0. 5 percen t resids . Th e highe r sulfu r resid s use d1 n Hawai i (2 % S ) ca nb e handle dwithou t heatin g du e t o th e Hawaiia nclimate .

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