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US Democratic senators seek probe into Icahn’s biofuel credit dealings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Eight Democratic senators asked US regulators on Tuesday to launch an investigation into billionaire Carl Icahn’s activities in the US biofuels blending credit market, saying the activist investor may have violated trading laws since becoming an adviser to President Donald Trump.

Praj unveils India’s first integrated bio-refinery

PUNE, India -- Nitin Gadkari, India's Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, inaugurated Praj's cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant near Pune, India. It is India's first integrated bio-refinery.

Big short position on biofuels generated profit for Icahn's refiner

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Carl Icahn's big bet on falling prices for biofuels credits generated a rare profit in that area last quarter for the billionaire investor's refining company CVR Energy, according to public filings.

Icahn's oil refiner reports plunge in biofuels bill in Q1 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Biofuels compliance expenses for CVR Energy's refining unit fell to the lowest level in almost five years during the first quarter, the company said on Thursday, as the US government weighs an overhaul of its renewable fuels policy.

AFPM requests federal court to uphold EPA's RFS waiver authority

WASHINGTON -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) participated in oral arguments today in the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the case Americans for Clean Energy et al. v. EPA et al.

Distribution of Neste diesel expands to Estonia

Neste will start distributing the Neste Pro Diesel in the company's Estonian station network. Distribution starts with four stations and will be expanded during May to cover 20 Neste stations in Estonia.

Petrobras opposes Brazil plan to boost biofuels after selloff

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA has expressed strong opposition to a government-led program to increase the use of biofuels following its recent decision to completely withdraw from the sector.

Miami electric car dealer sees opportunity in Cuban gas shortage

HAVANA (Reuters) -- An electric car dealer with a Miami subsidiary is telling Cuba-based diplomats struggling with a gasoline shortage on the Communist-run Caribbean island that they should fret no longer.

US to launch probe into Argentina, Indonesia biodiesel imports

WASHINGTON/JAKARTA (Reuters) -- The United States said on Thursday it would start an investigation into imports of biodiesel from Indonesia and Argentina for possible dumping and subsidization.

N.J. man sentenced to 5 yr prison for biodiesel fraud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The owner of a New Jersey feedstock processor was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a scheme that generated fraudulent tax and renewable fuel credits, the US Department of Justice said on Friday.