- Ethanol blending policies utilizing agricultural feedstocks like sugarcane and maize are reducing dependence on imported crude oil.
- Federal blending requirements are causing production shortfalls, which drives up costs in the compliance credit market.
- Underpinning production of renewable diesel, the new requirements are creating demand for compliance credits under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
A Senate Energy Committee chairman challenges current Renewable Fuel Standards and seeks small refinery exemptions for RINs.
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Updated Aug 31
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What happened
A Senate Energy Committee chairman challenges current Renewable Fuel Standards and seeks small refinery exemptions for RINs.
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The entities involved
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EPA
defunct retail company
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Marathon Petroleum
American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company
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senate
type of legislative body, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature