WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson today released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s supplemental rule to adjust the U.S. biofuel mandate
As we progress through 2019, one thing that has remained consistent is that U.S. ethanol consumption and blending are higher this year than they have ever been — a sign that small-refinery hardship waivers exempting some qualified facilities from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending obligations have not destroyed demand for ethanol.
How effective are warning labels? Research over the years has generally shown these labels to be broadly ineffective - and it appears this is also true for consumers at the pump, according to a recent survey from the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI).
Just over a year ago, the Primer highlighted how EPA finally recognized the vehicle and fueling infrastructure compatibility constraints in using its legal authority to propose reducing the annual requirement for the nation’s biofuel mandate, known as the Renewable Fuel Standard or RFS, from what is written in the law that created the program.
The petrochemical and petroleum refining industries are always in flux. Whether it is new supplies like oil sands-derived synthetic crudes or tight oil crudes and condensates; new technologies like...
EPA has waived cellulosic biofuels in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program (see January 2015 blog - "Cellulosic RFS Waiver History," and December 2015 blog – "Update: RFS Cellulosic Biofuel Waivers").
It is not uncommon for stereotypes to be repeated long after they are no longer valid and to be considered received wisdom even in the face of evidence to the contrary.
Some things don’t change and allow me to say “thank goodness for that” because dealing with changes can be exhausting. So I’m sure that you will find it reassuring to know that you can count on...
The Renewable Fuels Association has issued a carefully worded advertisement, omitting or mischaracterizing critical details about the fuel market and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), as well as about the Small Refinery Exemptions (SRE) designed by Congress as a required component of the RFS.
First commissioned a century ago, the Toledo, Ohio, refinery has long supplied gasoline and other products that fuel the region’s economy and communities.
