Pour Point Depressant for Heavy Fuel Oil and Crude Oil

Understanding Pour Point Depressants

For Point Depressant to optimise the transport of your crude oil and petroleum product cargoes.

A pour point depressant (PPD) is an additive integral to lowering the pour point of petroleum products, enhancing their cold operability. These additives ensure crude oil and petroleum cargo remain pumpable, even below their natural pour point. Critical for the winter transportation of crude oil and heavy fuel oil, PPDs play a vital role in maintaining fluid flow.

PPDs are polymers, dispersed in a solvent to form a liquid, pumpable mixture, often used in concentrated solutions to minimize solvent usage. They require heating before injection and function by altering the crystalline structure of fluids. The modification prevents the formation of large wax crystals or networks, ensuring fluidity at low temperatures.

Benefits of TotalEnergies Pour Point Depressants

The pour point depressant additives from TotalEnergies Additives & Fuels Solutions (AFS) offer numerous benefits:

Enhanced Fluidity at Low Temperatures	Specification Compliance
Our additives ensure products are effectively pumpable below their normal pour point.	By reducing pour points, our depressants meet the required standards for certain petroleum product categories, including heavy fuel oil and VLSFO.

Discover our range of PPDs for your needs!

Explore our pour point depressants as the primary choice for petroleum products such as heavy fuel oil and in crude oil transportation facilities. Our distinctive formulations and high performance make them ideal for optimizing a vast range of petroleum products. TotalEnergies AFS not only provides additives but also supports you in injecting products during loading, transport, and unloading. Operating in over 20 terminals across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and soon in South America, TotalEnergies AFS delivers bespoke solutions aligned with your needs.