Mazut

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Mazut (Russian: Мазут, romanized: Mazut) is a very high-sulfur, low-quality heavy fuel oil that is typically produced as a residual product of petroleum refining after gasoline, diesel, and other light distillates are removed from crude oil. Similar to Bunker C (No. 6 fuel oil), mazut has high viscosity and sulfur content and is generally used as a fuel for large industrial boilers and power plants. However, unlike Bunker C, mazut is produced from lower grade source crude oil with higher sulfur content. Mazut is produced primarily in Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. In some regions, mazut is burned directly as fuel, including in Iran and North Korea, where it has been used in power plants to compensate for shortages of higher-quality fuels. Its combustion is associated with significant air pollution due to its high sulfur content. Mazut is also used as a heating oil in some parts of the former Soviet Union and Far East that lack facilities to further refine or blend...

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