OREANDA-NEWS. On September 24, 2008 The company Lietuvos Elektrine successfully completed the trial test of emulsified fuel, the new product of Mazeikiu Nafta, reported the press-centre of Mazeikiu Nafta.

This emulsified fuel was created by Mazeikiu Nafta jointly with the specialists of the British Company Quadrise Fuels International.Last week burning of the shipment of 20 thousand tons of emulsified fuel was finished.

The main components of the emulsified fuel are water and residual product which the latter results from one of the refining processes (visbreaking).In the blending process emulsifiers are used. The emulsion produced this way may be used as fuel oil. Its viscosity and other quality characteristics are similar to those of orimulsion used by Lietuvos Elektrine which was shipped from Venesuela.

Excellent results of trial test of Lietuvos Elektrine prove that Mazeikiu Nafta has produced adequate product and Lietuvos Elektrine is ready to use it for energy production. 

Based on preliminary estimate Mazeikiu Nafta could produce about 350 thousand tons of emulsified fuel per year for Lietuvos Elektrine demands. 

At present the specialists of Lietuvos Elektrine and Mazeikiu Nafta are discussing the issues related to the further cooperation.