Gasoline
Increase of ethanol mix in gasoline to 30% backed by tests, Brazil ministry says
Tests in Brazil exploring the viability of increasing the proportion of anhydrous ethanol mixed with gasoline to 30% showed "consistent performance" and "real environmental benefits," Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira said on Monday.
EIA: U.S. crude inventories rise, fuel draws down amid ongoing maintenance
U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose and fuel inventories fell last week as seasonal refinery maintenance season ticked along.
Gasoline unit at Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery to undergo maintenance in June
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery will shut its 204,000-bpd gasoline-making unit for 30-d maintenance tentatively expected to start on June 1.
Bolivia issues incentives to import fuel, help private sector meet shortages
Bolivia's energy ministry announced a set of incentives to import gasoline and diesel, in a bid to promote the country's private market and overcome an extended fuel shortage.
Gasoline shippers clash with Colonial Pipeline on proposed changes to terms
At least four U.S. gasoline marketers are preparing legal and regulatory challenges to the Colonial Pipeline over proposed changes in fuel shipping terms which the companies say will hurt their margins and drive up fuel prices at the pump.
Petrobras technology, Riograndense Refinery becomes first to produce fuels with cellulosic content in Brazil
Petrobras and Riograndense Refinery (RPR) have successfully completed an industrial scale co-processing test using 5% pyrolysis bio-oil (a non-food biomass raw material) combined with fossil feedstock.
EIA: U.S. butane exports reached a new record in 2024
The United States is exporting record volumes of normal butane as global demand for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) surges.
EIA: Refinery closures and rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories in 2026
In 2026, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast that inventories of the three largest transportation fuels in the U.S.—motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil and jet fuel—will fall to their lowest levels since 2000 in its February Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Refinery closures and rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories in 2026
In 2026, the U.S. EIA forecast that inventories of the three largest transportation fuels in the United States—motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil and jet fuel—will fall to their lowest levels since 2000
U.S. EPA will delay Midwest ethanol expansion in South Dakota, Ohio
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday it would delay an action by one year to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline in South Dakota and Ohio, two of eight Midwestern states that requested the agency approve increased sales of the product.
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- Shell reports June 4 fire at ethylene cracker plant in Pennsylvania (U.S.) 6/9
- Plug Power, Allied Green Ammonia partner for $5.5-B, 2-GW electrolyzer project to produce SAF, green urea and green diesel 6/9
- Ebara Elliott Energy signs high-speed balancing bunker agreement to expand Middle East footprint 6/9
- Rotork joins Rockwell Automation’s Technology Partner Program 6/9
- California (U.S.) fuel imports hit 4-yr high amid refinery outages 6/9
