Heavy Fuel Oil Product

Abstract

A heavy fuel oil product consists essentially of a hydroprocessed product of a high-sulfur-content feedstock that is at least one of A) a feedstock that is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017; B) a feedstock that is of non-merchantable quality as a residual marine fuel oil, and C) an intermediate product obtained by hydroprocessing a feedstock that is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017 so that the intermediate product is compliant with ISO 8217: 2017 but has a sulfur content of from 0.5 wt. % or more, the hydroprocessed product having a final sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) of less than 0.5 wt. %.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A heavy fuel oil product comprising:
 a hydroprocessed product of a high-sulfur-content feedstock that is at least one of A) a feedstock that is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017; B) a feedstock that is of non-merchantable quality as a residual marine fuel oil, and C) an intermediate product obtained by hydroprocessing a feedstock that is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017 so that the intermediate product is compliant with ISO 8217: 2017 but has a sulfur content of from 0.5 wt. % or more, the hydroprocessed product having a final sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) of less than 0.5 wt. %.   
     
     
         2 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the high-sulfur-content feedstock is derived from at least one of renewable and nonrenewable feedstocks.   
     
     
         3 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feedstock is A.   
     
     
         4 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feedstock is B.   
     
     
         5 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feedstock is C.   
     
     
         6 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feedstock is A and B.   
     
     
         7 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the hydroprocessed product has a sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) of less than 0.1 wt. %.   
     
     
         8 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the high-sulfur-content feedstock is A, wherein A is an intermediate product obtained by hydroprocessing a feedstock that is compliant with ISO 8217: 2017 so that the intermediate product is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         9 . The product of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the hydroprocessed product has a sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) of less than 0.1 wt. %.   
     
     
         10 . The product of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the feedstock is C and the hydroprocessed product has a sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) of less than 0.1 wt. %.   
     
     
         11 . The product of  claim 1 , wherein
 the feedstock is any one of A, B, and C, wherein A, B, and C are intermediate products obtained by hydroprocessing a feedstock that is blended with a diluent to form a blended feedstock.   
     
     
         12 . The product of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the diluent is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         13 . The product of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the blended feedstock is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         14 . The product of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the blended feedstock is compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         15 . The product of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the diluent is compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         16 . The product of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the blended feedstock is non-compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         17 . The product of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the blended feedstock is compliant with ISO 8217: 2017.   
     
     
         18 . The product of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a diluent that is blended with the hydroprocessed product.   
     
     
         19 . The product of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a diluent that is blended with the hydroprocessed product to form a blended product that is compliant ISO 8217: 2017 and/or has a sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) of less than 0.1 wt. %.   
     
     
         20 . The product of  claim 19 , wherein:
 the diluent is selected from at least one of diesel, fuel oil, gas oil, cutter oil, renewable oil, renewable fuel, synthetic oil, refinery residues, and lube oils.