In Washington, NATSO, the national association representing America’s travel plazas and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) and Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR) applauded Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) for introducing the “Consumer Relief and Opportunities for Producers Act” (S. 3297) that […]
In Washington, American Biofuels Maritime Initiative (ABMI), a unified group of bioenergy stakeholders co-chaired by the Renewable Fuels Association and the American Biogas Council (ABC), announced its official launch. The new group plans to work with President Trump’s Administration and Congress to establish strong policies that accelerate the use of American-made energy and biofuels in the global maritime […]
In Washington, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) — alongside Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE-01), Troy Carter (D-LA-02), and Tracey Mann (R-KS-01) — introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, create economic opportunities for farmers, and reduce emissions in the transportation sector. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) led a letter with colleagues from the Senate calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda by preventing unfair reallocation of compliance costs onto oil refineries in Utah and across the country. U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute (API) joined organizations representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers to express the need for long-term policy certainty across the transportation fuel sector. In a letter to President Donald Trump, the organizations urged policymakers to advance legislation in support of a […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production rose last week to 1.113 million barrels per day, one of the highest weeks on record, but even as refiners cut inputs for blending to the lowest in 11 weeks ahead of Thanksgiving week, stocks continued to shrink. Stocks fell by 339,000 barrels to 21.968 million barrels, […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. ethanol exports surged to 188.8 million gallons (mg) in August, vaulting 15% above July and running 24% ahead of year-ago levels, with momentum anchored by record-setting shipments to Canada and the European Union, which together absorbed nearly two-thirds of total volumes. Canada climbed 11% to 74.4 mg, remaining the top outlet […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that Trump Administration may delay the winding down of RIN credits applied to imported biofuels and biofuel feedstocks until 2027 or 2028 following push back from refiners who have invested in foreign fuels. The Trump Administration has been pushing an America First agenda that sought to cut in half the value […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Environmental Information Administration data shows ethanol production continued to rise, though below production levels this time last year, to 1.091 million barrels per day. Crush margins are starting to ease, although producers expect demand to remain firm. Stocks also rose last week to 22.307 million barrels, up 88,000 higher […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency acted on 16 individual SRE petitions from eight refineries seeking an exemption from their Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations for compliance years 2021–2024. In consultation with the Department of Energy (DOE), EPA reviewed and considered information submitted by each petitioning small refinery. EPA then evaluated each SRE petition consistent […]
