EPA finalises Renewable Fuel Standard for 2019, reflecting cellulosic biofuel shortfalls
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule for the 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule for the 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme.
Flattening year-over-year growth in gasoline demand in the United States, combined with high levels of refinery output, have contributed to low or negative motor gasoline refining margins for refiners along the East and Gulf Coasts.
The API’s latest statistical report shows that October demand was the strongest since 2006.
The EIA’s Today in Energy report finds that renewable diesel net supply to California’s fuel market has increased since the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard programme went into effect in 2011.
The US EIA reports that the US trade gap for products has narrowed, with imports 1.5 times greater than exports.
The EIA reports that US natural gas inventories will reach their lowest end-of-October level since 2005.
The EIA reports that the average density of crude oil produced in the US is becoming lighter as domestic production increases.
Figures from first half of 2018 show significant growth compared to those from the same period in 2017.
US EIA data reveals net natural gas exports from the US averaged 0.87 billion ft3/d, over double the average daily net exports during all of 2017 (0.34 billion ft3/d).
According to the EIA, crude oil has surpassed hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) to become the largest US petroleum export, with 1.8 million bpd of exports in the first half of 2018.
The EIA reports that Brazil’s ethanol output is seasonal, typically peaking during the fourth quarter (October – December) of each year.
The EIA reports that since mid-2017, the East Coast has been receiving as much crude oil by tanker and barge from the Gulf Coast as it has by rail from the Midwest.