Re: Fuel Oil Vanadium Spec

I don't even like thinking about the last time I had my vanadium checked.

From: V. Charles Weldon/ENRON@enronXgate on 05/18/2001 03:28 PM
To: Matthew Tezyk/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@Enron_Development, Mike Coleman/ENRON@enronXgate
cc: Mark Breese/ENRON@enronXgate, Ed McMichael/ENRON@enronXgate, Mathew Gimble/HOU/ECT@ECT, David Fairley/ENRON@enronXgate
Subject: Fuel Oil Vanadium Spec

As I previously shared, the result for vandium in the low-sulfer diesel (#2 fuel oil) came back at <0.1 ppm versus the "spec" of <0.05 ppm. I just talked to the lab supervisor at Saybolt whom performed the analysis; and according to him there is no practical way of measuring the vanadium content more precisely than within one-tenth of a ppm.

The only way he knows of is to use a NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) machine that NASA uses to analyze rocket fuel. He is not sure whether or not the government would allow use of such a machine but estimates that, if they did allow, it could cost upwards of $10,000.

Please let me know if we should pursue this matter any further.

Thanks,

Charlie