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Fuel economics – Why do Renewable Identification Number (RIN) costs pass through to fuel price?

A 9-year, multi-billion dollar legal dispute between EPA and refiners is rooted in disagreements about fuel economics. One of the ...
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Refiners rebuffed again on RIN price passthrough part 3 – does this wipe out 1/3 of small refiners’ value?

In Thursday's denial of 36 petitions for small refinery exemptions to their Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations for the 2018 ...
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For making clean fuels, 14 US refineries bite the dust

By clean fuels here, I mean conventional (not renewable) clean gasoline and clean diesel that meet clean fuel specifications for ...
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Refiners rebuffed again on RIN price pass-through – part 2

Yesterday, EPA denied 36 petitions from refiners seeking small refinery exemptions (SRE) to their Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations for ...
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Why are (were?) we importing oil from Russia?

In 2021, the US imported 700,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude and refined products from Russia. Of this, 220,000 ...
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Value of octane hits all-time high

The value of octane in the United States just hit an all time high of 12.6 cents per octane-gallon: For ...
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Refining catalysts True or False?

About refining catalysts: True or false?1) The market share leader has the best catalysts2) You can rely on vendor data3) ...
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Update on the MPC-PSX stock price spread

Throughout 2021 and 2022, I have been tracking the difference in performance of Marathon Petroleum (MPC, green) and Phillips 66 ...
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Do refiners buy catalysts on relationships or economic value?

Which would a catalyst sales person rather have: a strong personal relationship with the key decision maker, or the catalyst ...
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Constipated refineries

Recently, it was reported that PBF Energy is considering restarting some secondary units at is partially-idled refinery in Paulsboro, New ...
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