Burning oil residues in tankers

摘要

Burning oil residues in tankers Method for safely burning residual crude oil on board a ship, the residual crude oil having a flash point less than 120 degrees F, which comprises prior to the burning, admixing the residual oil with a hydrocarbon fuel oil having a flash point above about 170 degrees F to produce a blended fuel having a flash point about 120 degrees F.