In Washington, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and American Soybean Association (ASA) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, requesting he meet with the groups before the U.S. Department of Commerce finalizes its review of countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina. The letter notes that Ross met with the Government of Argentina […]
In the UK, a policy briefing by the Royal Society set out the potential for synthetic fuels to help transition to more sustainable fuels over the next 20 years, at a time when transport demand is set to rise. Synthetic fuels, made using carbon captured from the air, farm waste or biomass, could help the […]
In Washington, D.C., in a letter sent to the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Renewable Fuels Association noted several misstatements in testimony offered recently to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and provided background information to help the Agency better understand the real impacts of small refinery exemptions (SREs). “In […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that President Trump’s whistleblower scandal over alleged illegal discussions with the president of Ukraine that have raised the clamor over potential impeachment may add further delays to any White House-brokered agreement between the oil and biofuels industries to break the impasse over lost gallons. The president said a “big package” was […]
In Washington, a bipartisan group of 25 members of the U.S. House of Representatives for asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prospectively restore RFS volumes lost to small refinery exemptions. In a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the House group also asked the Agency to stop the practice of “rubber-stamping” requests for exemptions, […]
In Washington, Reuters reports an Environmental Protection Agency memo shows the agency approved full hardship waivers for small refineries even though the Department of Energy recommended only 50% relief for some of the applicants. The corn and biofuel industry is expected to push back further against the White House who promised a month ago for […]
In Washington, Platts reports that the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency told the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology that there has been no demand destruction for ethanol as a result of his agency approving recently 31 hardship waivers for small refineries. Platts analysts expect ethanol demand to fall by 34 million gallons […]
In Washington, D.C., President Trump met with senators from several oil states, after meeting with biofuel-supporting farm state senators, and reportedly said the negotiations “were more difficult than dealing with the Taliban,” according to Bloomberg. The Thursday White House meeting was an attempt by oil states to discourage Trump from pushing forward ethanol and biodiesel […]
In Washington, as the impasse between biofuel producers and the oil industry drags on, Reuters reports that Senators are set to meet with President Trump on Thursday to try to come to final agreement, again. On the back of news that oil-state senators like Ted Cruz would attend the meeting, prices for D6 RINs slipped […]
In Belgium, with just a few months to go before the end of the year, Platts reports that blenders are facing a hard time achieving the European Union’s 10% blending mandate for 2020 as well as requirements under the Fuel Quality Directive with even more challenges seen from next year due to EU member states […]
