Off-spec fuel comes in.On-spec fuel goes out.The lab report is the receipt.

Before treatment

Sulphur18,210 ppm

Cetane number38

Colourdark, opaque

After treatment

Sulphur< 500 ppm

Cetane number59.4

Colourpale, clear

Real footage from APCO's laboratory in Dubai: one diesel sample, treated on the bench. Readings from the parcel's independent report, available on request.

Three parcels, three reports. What moved, and what held.

Every treatment ends with a test by an independent laboratory. These are the headline results on three parcels; each case page shows the full row set, including the parameters that stayed where they were.

  1. 01Residual fuel oil−96.5 %sulphur, 0.2392 → 0.0084 % mass
  2. 02Naphtha, shore tank parcel0.117 % → 55 ppmtotal sulphur, by weight
  3. 03Off-spec diesel18,210 → < 500 ppmsulphur; cetane number 38 → 59.4

Results described in APCO's words. Reports, with their reference numbers, are available on request. Red marks the value before treatment; green, after.

One supplier for the fix, the product and the advice in between.

Trading

On-spec product and blendstocks, in the quantity you need.

  • Diesel, biodiesel and alternative diesel
  • Gasoline 92, 95, 98
  • Naphtha, fuel oil and blendstocks
  • Solvents and special chemicals

Consultancy

Technical fuel-quality and blending advice, from the sample to the spec.

  • Spec-correction plans for a parcel
  • Blending and feasibility work
  • Treatment routes at tank or terminal
  • Sourcing and quality review for buyers

Solutions

50 product lines in seven families; the dose designed for your sample.

  • Crude (8)
  • Refined (16)
  • Automotive additives (7)
  • Fuel additives (4)
  • Fuels (4)
  • Solvents (3)
  • Special chemicals (8)

Refiners, blenders and government buyers first. Then everyone who runs on fuel.

Thirty-five years in fuels. 18 countries served. APCO as it is today started in 2024; the team traded and treated fuel under other names before that.

  1. 01Refineries
  2. 02Traders and blenders
  3. 03Government and semi-government
  4. 04Fuel distributors and stations
  5. 05Terminals and storage companies
  6. 06Fleets and transport companies
  7. 07Shipping and marine
  8. 08Factories and industrial plants
  9. 09Workshops and auto retail

Check us before you reply. We would.

A procurement officer's first three questions, answered on one line each. The rest is on the About page.

Legal name
APCO PETROLEUM TRADING & CONSULTANCY - FZCO
Licence
48184, Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority
Reply
A written reply within one working day, by email. 10:00 to 18:00 GST, Sunday to Thursday.
Screening
Counterparties are screened against the UN, EU, UK and US sanctions lists before a first deal.
Offices
Staff-only. Samples are received by appointment; the address comes with the trial booking.

Send the spec. Get a written quote within one working day.

Quotes and treatment trials run from 10:00 to 18:00 GST, Sunday to Thursday. Reply by email, in writing, with the price and the lab route.