API: calls for congressional action for refiners

Published by Ellie Brosnan, Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering, Friday, 23 January 2026 09:00

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released the following statement from Vice President of Downstream Policy, Will Hupman, urging Congress to move quickly to enact legislation providing year-round access to E15 and balanced reforms to the small refinery exemption programme, following House action that failed to include an agreed-upon solution.

"API has worked closely with lawmakers and a broad coalition of biofuel producers, farmers, large and small refiners, and fuel retailers to advance a durable path forward on year-round E15 and balanced reforms to the small refinery exemption programme. While we will continue to engage constructively, prolonging this uncertainty risks harming consumers and fuel markets, and we urge Congress to pass this legislation addressing these issues without delay.”

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/23012026/api-calls-for-congressional-action-for-refiners/

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