Q8 delivers 1st SAF supply to Gatwick Airport
LONDON: Kuwait Petroleum International, known by its trademark Q8, said yesterday its marketing arm Q8Aviation has delivered the first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply to Gatwick Airport in south London. In a statement to the press, the company said this important milestone marks the first time a departing flight at Gatwick has used sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF supply will be used by the British easyJet company to operate 39 flights from Gatwick to Glasgow throughout the COP26 Climate Change Conference, which runs from October 31 to November 12, according to the statement.
The used fuel, which was developed by the Finnish
Neste company, is produced from 100 percent renewable and sustainable waste and residue raw materials, such as used cooking oil and animal fat waste, it said. In its neat form and over its life cycle, SAF can achieve a reduction of up to 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil jet fuel use.
Kuwait Petroleum International’s CEO Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah told KUNA that delivering the first SAF supply to Gatwick Airport reflected the company’s commitment to meeting customers’ low emission fuel and cutting carbon impacts. Sheikh Nawaf added that his company is proud of working with its partners in order to deliver various products, including traditional and renewable fuel, vowing that the company would continue backing the ultimate global goal of reducing hazardous gas emissions.
Meanwhile, the company’s Vice CEO for Marketing Azzam Al-Mutawa said Q8Aviation has developed a strong partnership with easyJet, Neste and Gatwick over several years, and has become a fuel supplier to several easyJet sites in European airports. He commended that delivering the first SAF supply to Gatwick Airport is considered one of several success stories that reflect the company’s ability to build long-term relations with its partners. SAF is produced from sustainable feedstocks and is very similar in its chemistry to traditional fossil jet fuel. Using SAF results in a reduction in carbon emissions compared to the traditional jet fuel.
Kuwait Petroleum International, known by its trademark Q8, was established in 1983. Its main focus is to refine and market fuel, lubricants and other various petroleum derivatives globally. Q8 is the international subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, which combines elements of Kuwait oil sector under one corporate umbrella and is recognized as one of the world’s top ten energy conglomerates. Q8Aviation is one of the world’s leading jet fuel marketers, providing fuel to well over 200 airlines at more than 60 airports across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. In addition to serving major international airports, Q8Aviation also has a presence at a growing network of smaller regional airports.