NYC To Cap Sulfur In No. 4 Heating Oil July 26, 2010 / 4:35 PM EDT / CBS New York New York City is planning to limit the sulfur content in a type of heating oil used in thousands of buildings.

The bill, approved in an 87-to-24 vote, limits the sulfur content of No. 2 heating oil to no greater than 15 parts per million down from the current range of 2,000 to 15,000 parts per million ...

MANILA, Philippines – The provincial police of Romblon confirmed on Monday that the two drums fished out of Sibuyan Island waters contained gear oil and sulfur, a radio report said. Police officials ...

The Suncor oil refinery released far more sulfur dioxide than previously known — 75,600 pounds, 150 times beyond a 24-hour limit that triggers an investigation, according to a company letter … ...

Stricter limits on the amount of sulfur in heating fuels went into effect Tuesday. The new limits will reduce the environmental impacts of haze-causing sulfur dioxide emissions into the atmosphere ...

HOUSTON, July 9-- Statoil ASA's new 400 million kroner diesel oil unit at its Kalundborg refinery near Copenhagen is 3 months ahead of schedule in delivering diesel with virtually no sulfur content.

A 2020 deadline would cause oil prices to spike. ... It began in 2008 with the International Maritime Organization’s decision to limit the sulfur content of marine bunker fuel to 0.5 percent.