US refiners' 2020 plans could shift as heavy fuel becomes expensive

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'The biggest single factor is the big loss of heavy crude.'

[NEW YORK] US refiners had a plan for 2020: use their complex operations to maximise profits by making products that would comply with new international laws capping sulfur content in shipping fuels.

The move was expected to make heavy crude oil cheap as most refiners worldwide shifted to lighter crudes that yield compliant lower-sulfur fuels - and benefit complex US refiners that possess greater capability to break down that heavy crude into high-margin products.Instead, global heavy crude supplies have become scarce due to sanctions on Venezuela, one of the world's biggest heavy producers, pipeline bottlenecks in Canada and OPEC output cuts.

US refiners rely on cokers to break down residual oils into other refined products, including gasoil and naphtha. Refineries without that capability typically process more light crude, produced in abundance by the United States, versus heavy crude, which US refiners have to import.

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