Gasoline
Colonial pipeline (U.S.) halts some fuel deliveries for maintenance
The Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined fuel pipeline in the U.S., conducted system maintenance on Thursday that required a temporary halt of some deliveries.
Verbio commences biorefinery conversion project in Indiana (U.S.)
Verbio has begun converting its South Bend ethanol plant into a cutting-edge biorefinery. With a groundbreaking ceremony, Verbio aims to integrate renewable natural gas (RNG) and bioethanol production through innovative methods.
Russia lifts petrol export ban to get rid of surplus fuel
Russia has saturated the domestic market with fuel, which is why it decided to lift a ban on gasoline exports to get rid of surplus.
Belgium tightens fuel export specifications
The Belgian government plans to publish a royal decree that tightens the minimum specifications of motor fuel exports quality.
Why poultry fat is emerging as a solution for the renewable energy industry’s increasing need for diverse biofuel feedstocks
Throughout the past decade, biofuels production has significantly increased. Some of the largest growth in the sector has been with fuels that rely on lipids, such as vegetable oils and animal fats, as feedstock. This includes biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
A novel process to help refinery operations comply with the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a regulation that requires refineries in the U.S. to output a certain percentage of their fuel from renewable sources, such as plants or animal waste. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets the minimum proportion of renewable fuel every year. The goal of the RFS is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.
Tackle operational challenges with FCC coprocessing applications
Refiners are actively developing new solutions to decarbonize their finished products—such as transportation fuels or commodity chemicals—as part of the energy transition. As a result, refiners are now exploring the co-feeding of alternative feedstocks, including renewable and recyclable crude oils, as a means of lowering the carbon footprint of their products.
U.S. to close Northeast gasoline reserve with 1-MMbbl sale
President Joe Biden's administration will sell nearly 1 MMbbl of gasoline in the U.S.-managed stockpile in northeastern states as required by law, effectively closing the near decade-old reserve.
Pemex is delivering only a fraction of feedstock to new Olmeca refinery
Mexican state energy company Pemex started sending 16,300 bpd of crude oil to its new Olmeca refinery this week, less than 5% of its total capacity, signaling another delay.
China's April gasoline exports fall to lowest level since July 2015 on recovering domestic demand
China's gasoline exports in April fell to the lowest level since July 2015, as domestic travel and fuel use increased in the recovering economy.
- Hanwha Ocean signs strategic MoU with Kanata Clean Power for proposed $15.7-B, 12-MMtpy FLNG project in Canada 6/18
- Burckhardt Compression secures milestone order for first industrial scale liquefied CO₂ carrier supporting Northern Lights CCS project 6/18
- Dynelectro dispatches 250-kW electrolyzer unit to Syntholene’s Iceland eSAF project 6/18
- EIA: U.S. crude inventories decline for tenth week to over 40-yr low 6/18
- Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2 6/18
- ABB expands non-invasive sensing portfolio to advance simpler, safer temperature measurement 6/18
