Insights and Stories on Refineries

U.S. EPA denies nearly all biofuel blending exemption petitions

Jul. 14, 2023 at 6:13 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday denied almost all outstanding petitions from oil refiners asking to be exempted from mandates that require them to mix biofuels into their fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has the authority to issue the exemptions, denied 26 […]

Surge in U.S. renewable diesel supply won’t offset loss of petroleum diesel

Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:56 am CDT

By Laura Sanicola

‘Petro-plectic’ anger rises toward fuel prices

Jun. 6, 2022 at 9:16 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Co-op to capture carbon at ethanol plant, refinery

Oct. 24, 2021 at 5:59 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Federated Co-operatives looks to sell oil-producing business, keep refinery

Sep. 23, 2021 at 1:28 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. EPA waives fuel requirements, extends biofuels deadline

Mar. 27, 2020 at 7:51 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday unveiled measures to help oil refineries cope with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, including waiving anti-smog requirements for gasoline and extending the deadline for small facilities to show compliance with the nation’s biofuels law. The outbreak has touched off a massive […]

By Stephanie Kelly

Diesel prices expected to trend lower

Mar. 6, 2020 at 7:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian producers may enjoy a lower diesel bill during spring seeding, as reductions in demand have weighed on diesel prices across North America. Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said retail diesel prices are down by about 10 to 15 cents per litre since the beginning […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

New environmental rules expected to further lift diesel prices

Nov. 19, 2019 at 8:38 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Diesel prices in Canada and the U.S. have increased marginally ahead of winter, which is expected for this time of year — but in the New Year, prices on the farm will likely be higher than normal, as the ocean freight industry adopts new environmental standards. While a […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm CDT

Washington/New York | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to boost U.S. biofuels consumption starting next year to help struggling farmers, a move that cheered the agriculture industry but triggered a backlash from Big Oil. The plan would require an unspecified increase in the amount of […]

By Humeyra Pamuk Stephanie Kelly

Rising diesel prices coming

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:53 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Higher diesel prices are on the horizon for Canada and the U.S. in 2019. GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Dan McTeague pointed to an increase in overall demand, combined with a slowdown in heavy oil production and the federal carbon tax as well as pending IMO 2020 regulations — […]