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What will cause separation of the D4, D5, and D6 RIN prices? Part 2 – The Big Bang and the Meiselman model
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
In the U.S. biofuels market, it has become normal for the prices of three Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits to ...
Read More What will cause separation of the D4, D5, and D6 RIN prices Part 1 – Studying boundaries with ATTRACTOR
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
In the U.S. biofuels market, it has become normal for the prices of three Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits to ...
Read More Top Three Takeaways – from the 2025 OPIS RFS, RINs, and Biofuels Forum, Chicago
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Takeaway Number 3: Blurring Boundaries The rules of the renewable fuels game are increasingly being set more by politics and ...
Read More An Otherwise Unpublished Wall Street Journal Op-ed on Renewable Fuels
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
This Editorial from yesterday's Wall Street Journal is titled : The Wrong Way to Help Farmers - To ease tariff ...
Read More Economics of Refinery Octane Part 2 – Today’s High Octane Values Mean Opportunities For Refiners
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
See other posts in this series, Economics of Refinery Octane: Part 1 - U.S. Octane Values 2016-2025 Part 2 - ...
Read More Top 3 Takeaways from American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Summit 2025
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Number 3: 300 First Time Attendees! The halls were buzzing with 30-somethings (and some even younger delegates), 300 of whom ...
Read More Top Three Takeaways – From EPA Decisions on Small Refiner Exemptions
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Number 3: The Big Contradiction Remains Unresolved This decision is a “deal”, straight out of the textbook, “Trump: The Art ...
Read More Economics of Refinery Octane Part 1 – U.S. Octane Values 2016-2025
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
The last ten years have seen historic changes in the U.S. octane market. The retail value of octane, the primary ...
Read More The Octane Value of Ethanol Part 2 – Ethanol is an Outstanding Octane Additive
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Most U.S. gasoline contains 10% ethanol. Among other things, ethanol is an outstanding octane booster. When considering the economic value ...
Read More Top 3 Takeaways — From Infocast’s RNG & SAF Capital Markets 2025
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
This July 15-16, 2025 event was my first opportunity to meet those involved in Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project financing ...
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