Insights and Stories on Refineries

U.S. EPA changed rules to help refiners get biofuel waivers, suit alleges

Mar. 7, 2019 at 12:46 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. environmental regulators quietly changed the way they assess applications from refineries for waivers from the nation’s biofuels law, making it possible for highly profitable plants to secure lucrative exemptions, according to court documents filed by a biofuels trade group on Thursday. The new documents, part of a […]

Biofuels group suing U.S. EPA over small refinery exemptions

Feb. 5, 2019 at 4:54 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. EPA lifts 2019 biofuels mandate

Nov. 30, 2018 at 5:23 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. EPA scraps plan to force refiners to blend more biofuels

Jul. 12, 2018 at 12:57 am CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. EPA won’t force refiners to make up waived biofuels volumes

Jun. 15, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw

Rising diesel could surge with U.S. infrastructure plan

Jan. 31, 2018 at 5:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Diesel costs in Western Canada are roughly eight to 10 cents higher on average than anytime in 2017, and an industry expert warns that gap could grow even more with a potential surge of U.S. construction. “I think we’re already seeing more evidence of a robust, consumption-driven […]

By Dave Sims

Trump open to biofuel policy reform, senators say

Dec. 7, 2017 at 5:17 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump is open to reforming the country’s biofuels policy if it can be done in a way that protects jobs in both the refining and agriculture industries, senators said on Thursday after a meeting with Trump on the issue. Nine lawmakers had requested […]

By Susan Cornwell

Diesel prices poised to rise in new year

Nov. 28, 2017 at 3:00 pm CST

CNS Canada — The lingering effects of two large hurricanes in the U.S. continue to be felt in the diesel market as harvest winds down throughout North America. In particular, Hurricane Harvey was a disruptive force on the U.S. energy market as it temporarily halted production at refineries. Both gas […]

By Dave Sims

Storms worsen summer slump in U.S. diesel supply

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. diesel stockpiles did something this year that has never happened in the summer before: They shrank. And that was even before Hurricane Harvey landed, knocking out a quarter of U.S. refining capacity, crippling production of fuel products. Thanks to surprising summer demand, particularly from […]

By Jarrett Renshaw

Harvey’s rains sending fuel prices higher

Aug. 28, 2017 at 7:08 pm CDT

Houston | Reuters — U.S. fuel prices surged on Monday as two more Gulf Coast refiners cut output and a third considered reductions, leaving more than 13 per cent of the country’s refining capacity offline after Tropical Storm Harvey flooded plants and shut seaports. The storm swung back over the […]

By Erwin Seba

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