Nelson
Oil has the fuel that is right for you
Gasoline grades for
every day use, major distillate fuels including:
Kerosene, Fuel Oil, No.
1 and No. 2 Diesel Fuel (on-road or off-road) and Nelson Oil’s Premium
Diesel. All our fuels are produced to meet and or exceed the high
standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
and comply with all regulatory standards defined by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS).
Our
private fleet operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year bringing
fuel to our customers. Handling all their needs. Whether it is a
commercial delivery or an on-site delivery, we are there providing
the necessary services our customers require. See
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Gasoline
Our
gasoline meets the EPA’s 1997 Final Rule on Gasoline Deposit
Control and provides clean up performance by removing deposits on
fuel injectors. During the cold winter months our gasoline
provides excellent cold weather starting and during the hot summer
months minimizes vapor lock.
Caution! We do not recommend the use of our gasoline
in any type of aircraft.
Regular
Unleaded Gasoline (87 Octane) E-10 recommended
for use in cars, trucks, farm machinery, buses and stationary
engines designed to run on unleaded gasoline.
Kerosene
Our
Kerosene meets or exceeds the 1-K specifications set by ASTM
D-3699 and is specially refined to contain less than 400
ppm Sulfur max. This is important when using unvented heaters where
combustion fumes enter the space being heated. Our Kerosene is
water-white, clear, bright and
a clean-burning fuel that provides fast burner starts and burns
with less char so that wicks stay clean longer. Refined primarily
for use in unvented kerosene
heaters and may also be used for 2-K kerosene (vented heaters) or
where No. 1 fuel oil is called for.
Ultra Low
Sulfur Fuel Oil
Our
Fuel Oil ensures complete burning and efficient combustion along
with fast burner starts. The red dye indicates tax-exempt status
and the low sulfur grades enhance burner and stack life.
No.1
Ultra Low Sulfur Fuel Oil flows
easily at very low temperatures with a typical pour point of
-45 degree F. Recommended for all applications specifying a
No.1 burner fuel and also recommended for winter blending into
No.2 Fuel Oil to improve the low temperature flow properties. Not
recommended for use in unvented (1-K) burners.
No.
2 Ultra Low Sulfur and Low Sulfur Dyed Oil provides
higher BTU’s and more useable heat per gallon than No.1 Fuel
Oil. Recommended in all applications specifying a No.2 burner
fuel.
Ultra Low
Sulfur Diesel Fuel
Our
Diesel Fuel meets or exceeds engine manufacturers’ cetane
specifications for Diesel Fuel. The balanced boiling range ensures
proper vaporization of the fuel for easy starting, power output
and economy. The proper viscosity ensures proper lubrication of
pumps and injectors as well as enhancing combustion. The Low
Sulfur meets or exceeds EPA mandated specification standards of
0.05 wt% sulfur content for on road use. All our Diesel Fuels are
treated during the winter months to provide Cold Filter Plug
Points (CFPP) of no less than –20 degree F.
No.1
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel flows easily at very low
temperatures with a typical cloud point of -35 degree F and a pour
point of –45 degree F. Recommended wherever a No.1 Diesel Fuel
is specified for diesel engines. Also recommended for blending
with No.2 Diesel Fuel during the winter months to lower cloud and
pour points.
No.2
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel is recommended
wherever a No. 2 Diesel Fuel is specified for diesel engines.
Provides more BTU’s and energy per gallon than No.1 Diesel Fuel.
No.2
Ultra Low Sulfur
Dyed Diesel Fuel is the same as No.2
Diesel Fuel except that it is dyed red to denote its tax -exempt
status.
Premium
Diesel Fuel is available in all grades and is uniquely
formulated for both winter and summer use. Provides enhanced power
and performance while
reducing engine wear and harmful emissions.
As of September 2007, most on-highway diesel
fuel sold at retail locations in the United States is ULSD (Ultra
Low Sulfur Diesel)
Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel was proposed by
EPA as a new standard for the sulfur content in on-road diesel
fuel sold in the United States since October 15, 2006, except for
rural Alaska. California has required it since September 1, 2006,
and rural Alaska will transition all diesel to ULSD in 2010. This
new regulation applies to all diesel fuel, diesel fuel additives
and distillate fuels blended with diesel for on-road use, such as
kerosene, however, it does not yet apply to railroad locomotives,
marine, or off road uses. By December 1, 2010, all highway diesel
fuel will be ULSD. Non-road diesel fuel was required to move to
500 ppm sulfur in 2007, and further to ULSD in 2010. Railroad
locomotive and marine diesel fuel also moved to 500 ppm sulfur in
2007, and will change to ULSD in 2012. There are exemptions for
small refiners of nonroad, locomotive and marine diesel fuel that
allow for 500 ppm diesel to remain in the system until 2014. After
December 1, 2014 all highway, nonroad, locomotive and marine
diesel fuel produced and imported will be ULSD.
The EPA mandated the use of ULSD fuel in model
year 2007 and newer highway diesel fuel engines equipped with
advanced emission control systems that require the new fuel. These
advanced emission control technologies will be required for marine
diesel engines in 2014 and for locomotives in 2015.
The allowable sulfur content for ULSD (15 ppm)
is much lower than the previous U.S. on-highway standard for low
sulfur diesel (LSD, 500 ppm), which not only reduces emissions of
sulfur compounds (a cause of acid rain), but also allows advanced
emission control systems to be fitted that would otherwise be
poisoned by these compounds. These systems can greatly reduce
emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter.
Because this grade of fuel is comparable to
European grades and engines will no longer have to be redesigned
to cope with higher sulfur content and may use advanced emissions
control systems which can be damaged by sulfur, the ULSD standard
is increasing the availability of diesel-fueled passenger cars in
the U.S. In Europe, diesel-engined automobiles have been much more
popular with buyers than has been the case in the U.S.
Additionally, the EPA is assisting
manufacturers with the transition to tougher emissions regulations
by loosening them for model year 2007 to 2010 light-duty diesel
engines.[5] As a result, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, and others
are expecting to begin producing diesel vehicles for the U.S.
market to join those from Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, and
BMW. [6]
According to EPA estimates, with the
implementation of the new fuel standards for diesel, nitrogen
oxide emissions will be reduced by 2.6 million tons each year and
soot or particulate matter will be reduced by 110,000 tons a year.
On June 1, 2006, U.S. refiners were required to
produce 80% of their annual output as ULSD (15 ppm), and petroleum
marketers and retailers were required to label[7] diesel fuel,
diesel fuel additives and kerosone pumps with EPA-authorized
language disclosing fuel type and sulfur content. Other
requirements effective June 1, 2006, including EPA-authorized
language on Product Transfer Documents and sulfur-content testing
standards, are designed to prevent misfueling, contamination by
higher-sulfur fuels and liability issues. The EPA deadline for
industry compliance to a 15 ppm sulfur content was originally set
for July 15, 2006 for distribution terminals, and by September 1,
2006 for retail. But on November 8, 2005, the deadline was
extended by 1.5 months to September 1, 2006 for terminals and
October 15, 2006 for retail. In California, the extension was not
granted and followed the original schedule. As of December, 2006,
the ULSD standard has been in effect according to the amended
schedule, and compliance at retail locations was reported to be in
place.
Sulfur is not a lubricant in of itself, but it
can combine with the nickel content in many metal alloys to form a
low melting point eutectic alloy that can increase lubricity. The
process used to reduce the sulfur also reduces the fuel's
lubricating properties. Lubricity is a measure of the fuel's
ability to lubricate and protect the various parts of the engine's
fuel injection system from wear. The processing required to reduce
sulfur to 15 ppm also removes naturally-occurring lubricity agents
in diesel fuel. To manage this change ASTM International (formerly
the American Society for Testing and Materials) adopted the
lubricity specification defined in ASTM D975[8] for all diesel
fuels and this standard went into effect January 1, 2005.[9] The
D975 standard defines two USLD standards, Grade No. 2-D S15
(regular ULSD) and Grade No. 1-D S15 (a higher volatility fuel
with a lower gelling temperature than regular ULSD).
The refining process that removes the sulfur
also reduces the aromatic content and density of the fuel,
resulting in a minor decrease in the energy content, by about 1%.
This decrease in energy content may result in slightly reduced
peak power and fuel economy.
The transition to ULSD is not without
substantial costs. The US Government has estimated that pump
prices for diesel fuel will increase between $.05 and $.25 per
gallon as a result of the transition. And, according to the
American Petroleum Institute, the domestic refining industry has
invested over $8 Billion to comply with the new regulations.
ULSD will run in any engine designed for the
ASTM D975 diesel fuels.
