Light Cycle Oil (LCO) — FCC middle distillate in bulk
PetroGlobal Group supplies Light Cycle Oil from 50,000 to 400,000 MT per month to refiners and blenders — CIF to any safe world port, FOB structured on request, with SGS/CIQ inspection on every cargo.
Prices are gross, indicative and quoted in USD. Firm pricing, discounts and commissions are confirmed in the FCO for each transaction.
What is Light Cycle Oil (LCO)?
Light Cycle Oil is the aromatic middle-distillate stream from a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. Refiners hydrotreat it into diesel blendstock; blenders use it as cutter stock to trim heavy fuel oil viscosity. Its high aromatics and low cetane mean it is a feedstock and blending component rather than a finished road fuel — for finished diesel see D2 or EN590.
Typical characteristics
| Parameter | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Density at 15 °C | ≈ 900 – 970 kg/m³ |
| Cetane number | ≈ 15 – 25 (pre-hydrotreatment) |
| Distillation range | ≈ 170 – 370 °C |
| Aromatics | High (FCC-derived) |
| Sulphur content | Feed-dependent; per contracted assay |
The cargo assay is attached to the FCO; SGS/CIQ verifies against it at loading.
Supply & delivery terms
- Delivery basis: CIF to any safe world port (ASWP) or FOB at the loading terminal.
- Logistics: Product tankers; FOB availability and load port confirmed case by case.
- Frequent discharge regions: Southeast and East Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
- Documentation: Proof of Product bank-to-bank; origin and quality certificates with every cargo.
- Payment: DLC, SBLC or MT103 per the SPA.
How a transaction works
The standard sequence applies: ICPO → SCO → FCO → SPA → POP against payment instrument → inspection at loading → delivery CIF or FOB. The full walkthrough is in the oil trading procedure guide; delivery-basis trade-offs are covered in CIF vs FOB.
Frequently asked questions
What is Light Cycle Oil used for?
As refinery feedstock for hydrotreating into diesel blendstock, and as cutter stock to reduce heavy fuel oil viscosity. It is not a finished road fuel.
What quantities and terms are offered?
50,000–400,000 MT per month, CIF at USD 400 gross indicative per MT; FOB structures are quoted on request against your ICPO.
Why is FOB shown as on request?
LCO parcels move against specific refinery programs, so load-port liftings are structured deal by deal rather than at a standing indication.
How is quality defined?
By the cargo assay attached to the FCO — density, distillation, cetane, sulphur and aromatics — verified by SGS/CIQ at loading.
How do I buy LCO?
Issue an ICPO with monthly quantity, delivery basis and receiving details via the quotation form. An SCO follows within 24 hours on business days.
Also traded
Heavy fuel oil, 10,000 – 500,000 MT / month.
Intermediate fuel oil, 10,000 – 500,000 MT / month.
Industrial gasoil, 10,000 – 1,000,000 MT / month.
Request a LCO quotation
Send your quantity and destination — SCO within 24 hours.