Insights and Stories on Refiners

White House to stick with 2020 biofuel plan, despite farmer objections

Dec. 18, 2019 at 5:11 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration plans to stick with its proposed 2020 biofuel blending requirements, the White House said on Wednesday, despite anger among farmers that the plan does too little for corn growers. The decision could undermine President Donald Trump’s support among farmers, an important constituency […]

Trump administration proposes plan to raise biofuels use, EPA says

Oct. 15, 2019 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

Sep. 16, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

Trump promises ethanol-related ‘giant package’ to please farmers

Aug. 29, 2019 at 6:44 pm CDT

By David Alexander Humeyra Pamuk Stephanie Kelly

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

Aug. 20, 2019 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

Jul. 9, 2019 at 5:03 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — A law firm representing small U.S. refineries has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to keep refiners’ applications for waivers from the nation’s biofuel policy secret from the Department of Agriculture, arguing that the petitions include confidential business information. The request, made by Perkins Coie in a […]

By Reuters

U.S. EPA proposes hike in 2020 biofuel mandate

Jul. 6, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday proposed refiners increase the volume of biofuels blended into their annual fuel output but did not reallocate the waived amounts under the hardship program, drawing ire from powerful corn and biofuel groups as well as Republican senators. The […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

Jun. 10, 2019 at 7:19 pm CDT

Reuters — The main U.S. refining industry association said on Monday it sued to block the Trump administration’s effort to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, arguing the move exceeded the administration’s authority. The legal challenge from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association escalated a battle […]

By Reuters

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

Jun. 10, 2019 at 4:23 pm CDT

Houston | Reuters — Global prices for diesel and marine fuels should rise by October ahead of a January switchover to new, very low-sulphur marine fuels, and remain higher for at least a year as refiners shift production to make more of the new fuels, analysts said. Marine fuels containing […]

By Erwin Seba

Trump’s EPA unveils plan to pump up ethanol as Big Oil cries foul

Mar. 12, 2019 at 8:21 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released its proposed rule lifting a summer ban on higher-ethanol blends of gasoline to help farmers, putting the agency on a collision course with Big Oil which has called the move illegal. The proposal to broaden sales of the so-called E15 […]

By Humeyra Pamuk Jarrett Renshaw

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