- Top Stories
- Refiners Likely to Back-Off Gasoline, Boost Diesel Thanks to U.S. Energy Bill
- U.S. EPA’s ULSD ‘Pre-Compliance’ Report Shows Production Boost Coming
- Light-Duty Diesel Demand Growth: Biggest Outside W. Europe
- Diesel Now Nearly 40% of China’s Refined Product Output
- Honduras Rejects Chavez Diesel Scheme, Political Interference
- Around the world of Diesel
- CARB Hearing Jan. 24 on New Requirements for Diesel Emissions Control Retrofit Devices:
- Repsol Plans to Double Capacity of Cartagena, Spain Refinery to Boost ULSD Output:
- Pakistan’s Diesel Price Controls Threaten Food Shortage:
- Honda Shows Off Ultra-Clean Diesel At Detroit Auto Show; 2009 Acura Commercial Rollout Coming:
- India’s Automakers, Refiners Team-Up on ‘Diesel City’ Promotion at Delhi Auto Show:
- Kia Shows Off ‘Borrego’ SUV at Detroit Auto Show, Aims for 2010 U.S. Diesel Introduction:
- Technip Wins Engineering Contract for Neste’s ‘NExBTL’ Hydrotreated Biodiesel Plant in Singapore:
- Japan Reportedly Planning Diesel Car Tax Breaks in 2009:
- Cadillac Shows Off Diesel Sport ‘CTS’ Coupe at Detroit Auto Show, But Not for U.S. Market:
- European Commission Aims to Unveil ‘Sustainable’ Biofuels in Directive on Jan. 23:
- China May Trim Diesel Imports in February:
- Thailand Going 2% Biodiesel (B2) Next Month, Prepping for B5, Despite Skyrocketing Palm-Oil Prices:
- Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Awards ULSD Plant Contract:
- Volvo Diesel Cars Get Further 8% Fuel Economy Boost with ‘Powershift’ Dual-Clutch Transmission:
- Ford Confirms that Diesel Version of Popular ‘F-150’ Pickup is Coming in 2010:
- Nissan Shows Off ‘Forum’ Diesel Passenger Van Concept at Detroit Auto Show:
- Eaton Delivers 30 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses to Guangzhou, China Bus Fleet:
- Land Rover Touts Diesel-Electric Hybrid SUV Concept at Detroit Auto Show:
- Audi Shows Off ‘R8’ Diesel Concept Sports Car at Detroit Auto Show:
- Chrysler Shows-Off 110 Miles/Gallon ‘Bluetec’ Diesel Hybrid-Electric Jeep ‘Renegade’ at Detroit Auto Show:
- Bosch Dramatically Boosting Diesel Common-Rail Injection (CRI) Production Capacity in India:
- Delphi-TVS Joint Venture Expands Diesel Common Rail Fuel Injection Capacity:
- Daimler Unveils ‘GLK Freeside’ Diesel SUV Concept at Detroit Auto Show, Plans Commercial Launch in fall of 2008:
- Diesels Capture 40% of UK Passenger Vehicle Sales:
- More News
- U.S. ULSD Stocks, Imports Up, but Production Down: EIA
- German Automakers See Diesel ‘Blitz’ Hitting U.S., Despite Economic Winds
- Toyota Bringing Diesel Pickups, PHEV Fleet Tests to U.S. by 2010
- Wall Street Analyst Sees Diesel Boost from U.S. Energy Bill
- Ford Claims ‘EcoBoost’ GDI Gives Faster Payback than Diesels, Hybrids
- BMW Shows Off 2 Clean-Diesels for N. American Market
- Regulation
- EU Parliament Urges Delay, Weakening of Vehicle CO2 Proposal
- Greens Rip U.S. EPA Delays on Diesel Locomotive/Marine Rule
- Key Prices
- Distillate Watch
Top Stories
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Refiners Likely to Back-Off Gasoline, Boost Diesel Thanks to U.S. Energy Bill
Refiners both within and outside the U.S. are likely to cut gasoline production capacity and instead boost diesel/gasoil capacity thanks to the 36 billion gallon “renewable fuel” mandate and the 40% increase in vehicle corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) standards in the new energy bill signed by U.S. President George Bush last month.
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U.S. EPA’s ULSD ‘Pre-Compliance’ Report Shows Production Boost Coming
Refiners and importers eyeing ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD of up-to 15-ppm sulfur) for the U.S. non-road market starting in 2010 indicate they’re planning to boost production, according to a just-released U.S. EPA annual survey.
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Light-Duty Diesel Demand Growth: Biggest Outside W. Europe
Automotive industry analyst J.D. Power on Jan. 16 unveiled a new study showing that light-duty diesel demand growth in Eastern Europe, Asia and North America soon will surpass diesel car growth in Western Europe.
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Diesel Now Nearly 40% of China’s Refined Product Output
Tremendous growth in diesel demand has led China’s refiners to achieve a nearly 40% diesel share of all refined product output, according to a new study.
In 2007, “the proportion of diesel oil continued increasing,” whereas 90-octane gasoline continues to withdraw from the market, according to the study by Beijing-based CCID Consulting.
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Honduras Rejects Chavez Diesel Scheme, Political Interference
The Honduran Congress this month overwhelmingly voted to reject the politically-inspired discount diesel deals offered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
According to a report from Notimex news agency (Mexico) quoting Liberal Party spokesman Jose Simon Azcona, “we agreed to an overwhelming 'no' to Petrocaribe.”
Regulation
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EU Parliament Urges Delay, Weakening of Vehicle CO2 Proposal
The European Parliament on January 15 voted 607-76 for a non-binding resolution that would delay proposed European Commission vehicle CO2 limits to 2015 rather than 2012, and only impose a 125 grams/kilometer CO2 limit instead of 120 g/km.
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Greens Rip U.S. EPA Delays on Diesel Locomotive/Marine Rule
U.S. green group Environmental Defense last week criticized U.S. EPA for delays in issuing a diesel locomotive/marine emissions rule, which was supposed to have been finalized more than a year ago.
“The adverse health consequences include 1400 premature deaths, 3000 heart attacks, and 24,000 asthma attacks,” Environmental Defense said.
Around the world of Diesel
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CARB Hearing Jan. 24 on New Requirements for Diesel Emissions Control Retrofit Devices:
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Repsol Plans to Double Capacity of Cartagena, Spain Refinery to Boost ULSD Output:
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Pakistan’s Diesel Price Controls Threaten Food Shortage:
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Honda Shows Off Ultra-Clean Diesel At Detroit Auto Show; 2009 Acura Commercial Rollout Coming:
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India’s Automakers, Refiners Team-Up on ‘Diesel City’ Promotion at Delhi Auto Show:
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Kia Shows Off ‘Borrego’ SUV at Detroit Auto Show, Aims for 2010 U.S. Diesel Introduction:
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Technip Wins Engineering Contract for Neste’s ‘NExBTL’ Hydrotreated Biodiesel Plant in Singapore:
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Japan Reportedly Planning Diesel Car Tax Breaks in 2009:
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Cadillac Shows Off Diesel Sport ‘CTS’ Coupe at Detroit Auto Show, But Not for U.S. Market:
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European Commission Aims to Unveil ‘Sustainable’ Biofuels in Directive on Jan. 23:
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China May Trim Diesel Imports in February:
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Thailand Going 2% Biodiesel (B2) Next Month, Prepping for B5, Despite Skyrocketing Palm-Oil Prices:
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Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Awards ULSD Plant Contract:
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Volvo Diesel Cars Get Further 8% Fuel Economy Boost with ‘Powershift’ Dual-Clutch Transmission:
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Ford Confirms that Diesel Version of Popular ‘F-150’ Pickup is Coming in 2010:
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Nissan Shows Off ‘Forum’ Diesel Passenger Van Concept at Detroit Auto Show:
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Eaton Delivers 30 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses to Guangzhou, China Bus Fleet:
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Land Rover Touts Diesel-Electric Hybrid SUV Concept at Detroit Auto Show:
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Audi Shows Off ‘R8’ Diesel Concept Sports Car at Detroit Auto Show:
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Chrysler Shows-Off 110 Miles/Gallon ‘Bluetec’ Diesel Hybrid-Electric Jeep ‘Renegade’ at Detroit Auto Show:
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Bosch Dramatically Boosting Diesel Common-Rail Injection (CRI) Production Capacity in India:
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Delphi-TVS Joint Venture Expands Diesel Common Rail Fuel Injection Capacity:
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Daimler Unveils ‘GLK Freeside’ Diesel SUV Concept at Detroit Auto Show, Plans Commercial Launch in fall of 2008:
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Diesels Capture 40% of UK Passenger Vehicle Sales:
More News
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U.S. ULSD Stocks, Imports Up, but Production Down: EIA
U.S. imports and stocks of ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) both increased, while production fell for the period of Dec. 28, 2007 to Jan. 11, 2008 according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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German Automakers See Diesel ‘Blitz’ Hitting U.S., Despite Economic Winds
Germany’s automaker association (VDA) at Detroit auto show this week predicted that U.S. diesel light vehicle sales will soon hit 1 million units and eventually capture 15% of U.S. light-duty sales, by around 2015.
According to Matthias Wissmann, VDA President, “premium” segment sales and diesels are the key to German penetration of North American car market.
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Toyota Bringing Diesel Pickups, PHEV Fleet Tests to U.S. by 2010
Toyota at Detroit auto show last week finally confirmed plans to introduce diesel-powered light vehicles to the North American market in the next couple of years.
In a Detroit press conference, Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe said that “a new clean diesel V8 engine will be offered in both the Tundra [pickup] and Sequoia [SUV] in the near future,” with 2010 seen as the likely target date for U.S. introduction of Toyota diesel-powered pickups and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs).
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Wall Street Analyst Sees Diesel Boost from U.S. Energy Bill
Wall Street analyst Wachovia Capital Markets sees the new energy bill signed by U.S. President George Bush last month as boosting prospects for greater dieselization of the U.S. light-duty vehicle market.
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Ford Claims ‘EcoBoost’ GDI Gives Faster Payback than Diesels, Hybrids
Between 2009-2014, Ford aims to introduce into North America up to 500,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles between with combined gasoline direct injection (GDI)/turbocharging technology for better fuel economy.
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BMW Shows Off 2 Clean-Diesels for N. American Market
BMW at Detroit auto show this month showed-off its two new clean-diesel vehicles debuting in the North American market in fall of 2008.
Both vehicles, the “X5 xDrive35d” and the “335d” employ urea-selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to achieve super-tough U.S. EPA Tier-2, Bin-5 tailpipe nitrogen oxides (NOx) limits.
Technology
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Khosla Venture-Capital Cash Backing 100-MPG Cars, ‘Revolutionary’ Injector
Internet venture-capital wizard Vinod Khosla’s company last week announced at Detroit auto show two potentially game-changing automotive investments: one in start-up engine company EcoMotors, and another in fuel-injector developer Transonic Combustion.
Both moves aim to accelerate commercialization of high-efficiency diesel, gasoline or biofuels vehicle engines touted as capable of achieving 100 miles/gallon by 2011.
Key Prices
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Distillate Watch
