(MEBG ) – With heating oil reservoirs in the United States diminished as winter approaches, engine problems in a number of state-of-the-art supertankers could reduce the flow of oil to the market and so impact on prices, reported the Gulf News on July 20.
The very large crude tankers concerned hold two million barrels of oil worth $50 million at current prices.
Oil companies have found fissures in type B main engine bearing girders of vessels using the brand Sulzer RTA84T and RTA84T-B engines. Officials said that, of 24 tankers with such engines delivered around the world, 10 had been found to be suffering with the problem.
