Biofuels
U.S. DOE and EPA announce $6 MM to support development of advanced biofuels
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6 MM in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel development and support U.S. leadership in energy and emissions innovation.
Alleima to supply Preem with heat exchanger tubes for Lysekil refinery conversion
Alleima will supply Preem with heat exchanger tubes to be used in the conversion of the Lysekil refinery from fossil to renewable fuels.
Axens tapped for 3 new Vegan® licenses for SAF and renewable diesel production
Galp, LOKEN and SAFCO Venture Holdings Limited have selected Axens’ Vegan® technology for their hydrogenated vegetable oil and sustainable aviation fuel production facilities located in Portugal, Malaysia and Pakistan.
Neste, KPI OceanConnect and Global Energy collaborate for first delivery of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to Singapore marine sector
Neste and KPI OceanConnect, a global provider of marine energy solutions, have collaborated on the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to the marine sector in Singapore in partnership with Global Energy for operational delivery in Singapore waters.
Neste, Bayer collaborate to develop novel vegetable oils for possible renewable fuels production
Neste and Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and agriculture, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at developing a winter canola ecosystem in the U.S, including identifying partners and developing the value chain together, and scaling winter canola production as a raw material for renewable products.
Comstock Fuels, Emerging Fuels Technology to advance SAF, other renewable fuel yields
Comstock Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Comstock IP Holdings LLC, has executed a technology cooperation agreement (TCA) with Oklahoma (U.S.)-based Emerging Fuels Technology Inc. (EFT).
UPDATE: Galp's Sines Refinery receives reactors for advanced biofuels production
The three reactors for Galp's new advanced biofuel production unit arrived in December at the Sines Refinery, where they will produce aviation fuel and diesel of biological origin starting in 2026.
U.S. biofuel producers ramped up in Oct. as profitability improved
U.S. renewable diesel and biodiesel producers ramped up operations in October to multi-month highs, helped by stronger margins for the biofuels, according to data compiled by advisory group AEGIS Hedging.
Brazil's Petrobras raises jet fuel prices by around 7% in key markets
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras hiked jet fuel prices for distributors starting on Jan. 1 by around 7% in some key marketing areas, such as Betim, Guarulhos and Duque de Caxias.
Palm oil ends with more than 5% weekly losses
Malaysian palm oil futures closed up on Friday, although they posted a 5.41% weekly decline, snapping gains from the previous week.
- Serbia secures U.S. sanctions waiver for its NIS oil firm 3/20
- Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad 3/20
- Vietnam accelerates shift to ethanol fuel as Iran war drives up energy prices 3/20
- Damaged Russian tanker days away from Libyan shores, Italian official says 3/20
- India’s Reliance buys about 155,000 bpd Russian oil after pause 3/20
- China's Sinochem cuts refinery runs, seeks prompt-delivery crude 3/20

