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U.S. Energy Department recommends granting partial retroactive waivers to refiners: sources

August 5, 2020

Reuters NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Energy has recommended that some of the oil refiners that applied for retroactive exemptions from the nation’s biofuel blending law be granted partial relief, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The move could help bring those refining companies into compliance with a court ruling earlier this year that requires

U.S. Lawmaker Wants EPA's Biofuel Waivers Investigated - Oil & Gas 360

U.S. Lawmaker Wants EPA Refinery Biofuel Waivers Investigated

May 23, 2019

From Reuters Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth on Wednesday asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General to investigate why the agency vastly expanded its use of waivers to exempt small refineries from the nation’s biofuel law. The request, made in a letter from Duckworth’s office to Acting Inspector Charles Sheehan, follows a May 16 Reuters report that the

Ethanol’s Travels

April 7, 2016

The EIA released new data on ethanol’s and biodiesel’s movements by rail. Unlike other liquid fuels that are most commonly transported by pipeline, ethanol and biodiesel are more often transported by rail because both fuels attract water and other impurities in pipelines, according to the EIA. The estimates cover rail movements of ethanol and biodiesel within each Petroleum Administration for Defense

U.S. Energy Department recommends granting partial retroactive waivers to refiners: sources

U.S. Lawmaker Wants EPA Refinery Biofuel Waivers Investigated

Ethanol’s Travels

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