Biodiesel faces doubtful future without blender credit, backers say
Biodiesel blending is on the ropes awaiting congressional action on reinstating a tax credit.
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Biodiesel blending is on the ropes awaiting congressional action on reinstating a tax credit.
The industry has become incredibly successful at producing lots of natural gas. That was a problem for Chevron.
Health, labor and environmental groups had urged the California Air Resources Board to pass “the most aggressive medium- and heavy-duty truck standard possible.”
A recent report by JPMorgan Chase sees a diesel market reaction coming as a result of IMO 2020, but its tone and forecast are restrained and hint at a market that is on the verge of any sort of spike in prices. In an exhaustive 100-plus-page report published by the team led by analyst Phil […]
Shipyards are facing a scrubber stampede as container lines seek to sidestep paying for low-sulfur IMO 2020 bunkers beginning on Jan. 1.
There’s still a lot that needs to happen, and Chris Midgley sees that as having potential impact on the diesel market.
Host John Kingston gives his take on last week’s OPEC meeting, the fact that we haven’t seen IMO 2020 yet in diesel prices and chats up Dave Osiecki about what’s to come in 2020.
The electrification of commercial trucks is edging closer but the industry first must go through a “messy middle” that sorts out the future of diesel and other alternative fuels.
The group is widening its cuts but in the complex math that is OPEC, the announcement sounds more than the actual reductions are likely to be.
Manufacturers also call for the rapid roll-out of dedicated charging and refueling infrastructure to help reduce the share of trucks running on diesel.
With less than a month until the IMO 2020 regulations go into effect, Ben Thrower writes about the impacts about to hit the maritime industry, importers/exporters and consumers.
Taking out stuff that you don’t need is part of the strategy to increase Canadian crude-by-rail shipments
Trevor Milton believes replacing diesel trucks with cleaner alternatives will improve the image of trucking and enable legislators to slash emissions.
Recent reports out of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas paint a gloomy picture regarding prospects in the U.S. oil industry. Even as U.S. crude and total petroleum production continue to set records, that is happening while surrounded by cutbacks in operations that are leading to less spending and fewer jobs. That’s obvious in the […]
All the numbers at your fingertips to help you navigate figuring out what’s going on at OPEC this coming week.
Darren Prokop writes about the need for a solution to repair and improve the nation’s highways and bridges. What are the options and is there the political will to develop a solution?
Will California’s steps against parts of drilling technology cost some drivers their jobs?
Environmental opposition and a glut of LNG are among the challenges facing a proposed Oregon natural gas pipeline and export terminal project.
CEO Andy Marsh talks clean hydrogen, a new push into on-road vehicles – and why China does not figure into the five-year revenue plan.
Kayla Matthews writes about the changes coming to the shipping and logistics industry as IMO 2020 takes effect in less than six weeks.