- Top Stories
- Diesel Fuel News on Summer Holiday
- Global ‘Biodistillate’ Blending Targets Unrealistic: CRC Report
- High Bunker Fuel Prices Could Thwart Ship Stack-Scrubbing Schemes, Support Shift to Marine Gasoil/Diesel
- Europe Unlikely to Meet 5.75% Biofuels Target by 2010: Official Report
- U.S. Army Diesel Fuel Thieves Facing Prison for Iraq Scheme
- ‘Alliance’ Unveils BTL-FT Project in Ohio
- Diesel Locomotives Heading for Drastic Emissions Cuts: CARB
- Neste Commissions 170,000 Tons/Year Renewable Diesel Plant
- Around the world of Diesel
- Belarus Mozyr Oil Refinery to Complete ULSD Upgrades by 2010
- Flying J-Pilot Merger Wins Key U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approval
- Daimler Preserves Fuel Economy, Boosts Power on Diesel ‘Smart’ Car
- Mitsubishi Fuso Boosting Hybrid-Electric Trucks, Buses, Plans Russian Market Move
- Russia Car Market Socked by Recession
- Thailand’s PTT Investing for Euro-4 ULSD, Gasoline
- U.K. Rail Converting More Lines from Diesel to Electric
- MHI’s New Turbocharger Plant in Thailand Begins Mass Production
- Navistar Gives Corning Special Award for Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions Control System
- More News
- Enap Moving to Double ULSD Capacity at Aconcagua Refinery
- Market Report: ULSD Output Steady, Prices Rise
- Cummins Net Profit Falls 80% in 2Q 2009 vs. 2Q 2008
- Carbon Motors Sees Big Market for Diesel Cop-Car Production
- Auto Downturn Prods 20% Cut in Corning Emissions Control Division
- Paccar Sees Earnings Plummet by 90%
- All-Hydrocarbon Jet Fuel from Algae: U.S. Air Force Contract
- World’s Most Aggressive Port Diesel Clean-up Plan Meeting Targets
- Canada’s Growing Kero-Jet Shortage Prompts New Rail Movement
- Cat: Sales Down 41%, Profits Fall 66%
- Regulation
- Beijing Cracks Down on Non-Compliant Vehicle Emissions Limits
- CARB Amends Non-Road Diesel Regs; Extends Credits
- Diesel Emissions Control Seen More Affected by New EPA Models, LEV-3 than NO2
- Biofuels/Global Warming Academics Issue ‘Consensus’ Policy Warning
- CARB: Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Workshop Aug. 5
- Technology
- Bio-Jet Fuel Passes Rocket Test; Can Substitute for JP-8
- UOP, Albemarle Team-up on Nebula ULSD Catalyst Offering
- Navistar: US$6K to $8K Premium for U.S. EPA 2010 Diesels
- Suzuki, Hyundai Add More Diesels for India Market
- Key Prices
- Distillate Watch
Top Stories
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Diesel Fuel News on Summer Holiday
Diesel Fuel News is taking its regularly scheduled summer break and will not publish Aug. 17. The next issue will be Aug. 31
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Global ‘Biodistillate’ Blending Targets Unrealistic: CRC Report
Governments are unlikely to achieve their targets for biodiesel blending during the next decade, according to a new CRC report.
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High Bunker Fuel Prices Could Thwart Ship Stack-Scrubbing Schemes, Support Shift to Marine Gasoil/Diesel
Just when marine diesel providers are figuring out emissions-control schemes such as stack scrubbing, the rationale for such a move – using “cheap” heavy fuel oil instead of cheaper marine gasoil – could disappear.
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Europe Unlikely to Meet 5.75% Biofuels Target by 2010: Official Report
Europe continues to stumble in efforts to achieve a 5.75% biofuels target in transport fuels by 2010, according to an official report.
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U.S. Army Diesel Fuel Thieves Facing Prison for Iraq Scheme
Millions of gallons of diesel and jet fuel stolen from the U.S. Army in Iraq have been traced to a group of ex-military personnel.
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‘Alliance’ Unveils BTL-FT Project in Ohio
A broad alliance of industrial partners unveiled a biomass-to-liquids Fischer-Tropsch diesel scheme that would start with a demonstration plant in Ohio.
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Diesel Locomotives Heading for Drastic Emissions Cuts: CARB
The old, smelly, smoky diesel locomotives of the past are heading to the graveyard, thanks to a trend-setting CARB regulatory scheme set to debut this fall.
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Neste Commissions 170,000 Tons/Year Renewable Diesel Plant
Converting vegetable oil into all-hydrocarbon “renewable diesel” took another step forward as Neste commissioned its second “NExBTL” plant in Finland.
Regulation
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Beijing Cracks Down on Non-Compliant Vehicle Emissions Limits
China is starting to crack-down on non-compliant vehicle emissions with Beijing imposing new limits on vehicles entering the city.
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CARB Amends Non-Road Diesel Regs; Extends Credits
Some 180,000 old non-road diesel engines face emissions compliance upgrades under a new schedule adopted by California Air Resources Board.
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Diesel Emissions Control Seen More Affected by New EPA Models, LEV-3 than NO2
The diesel industry will have more to worry about from upcoming U.S. EPA adoption of a new emissions-modeling scheme and from CARB LEV-3 limits than from the EPA’s proposed ambient emissions limits on nitrogen oxides, according to a leading diesel emissions-control expert.
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Biofuels/Global Warming Academics Issue ‘Consensus’ Policy Warning
The United States can still avoid the worst potential greenhouse effects of biofuels if policy-makers adopt certain principles, according to a “consensus” report from leading academics.
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CARB: Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Workshop Aug. 5
“High carbon intensity crude oil” is among the discussion topics for California Air Resources Board’s low carbon fuel standard workshop Aug. 5.
Around the world of Diesel
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Belarus Mozyr Oil Refinery to Complete ULSD Upgrades by 2010
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Flying J-Pilot Merger Wins Key U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approval
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Daimler Preserves Fuel Economy, Boosts Power on Diesel ‘Smart’ Car
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Mitsubishi Fuso Boosting Hybrid-Electric Trucks, Buses, Plans Russian Market Move
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Russia Car Market Socked by Recession
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Thailand’s PTT Investing for Euro-4 ULSD, Gasoline
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U.K. Rail Converting More Lines from Diesel to Electric
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MHI’s New Turbocharger Plant in Thailand Begins Mass Production
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Navistar Gives Corning Special Award for Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions Control System
More News
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Enap Moving to Double ULSD Capacity at Aconcagua Refinery
Chile’s production of ultra-low sulfur diesel will expand by mid-2010 thanks to a distillate hydrotreating project well-underway at Enap’s Aconcagua refinery.
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Market Report: ULSD Output Steady, Prices Rise
Diesel prices are moving up in key markets despite relatively robust inventories.
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Cummins Net Profit Falls 80% in 2Q 2009 vs. 2Q 2008
The global economic recession took its toll on diesel engine maker Cummins, which recorded an 80% drop in profits in the latest quarter.
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Carbon Motors Sees Big Market for Diesel Cop-Car Production
Diesel powered police cars could become common in the United States, under a proposal from start-up company Carbon Motors.
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Auto Downturn Prods 20% Cut in Corning Emissions Control Division
The global automotive and heavy-duty diesel recession has prompted leading diesel emissions-control supplier Corning to slash 20% of its Environmental Technologies division.
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Paccar Sees Earnings Plummet by 90%
Economic recession hit diesel truck maker Paccar hard in second-quarter 2009 compared with second-quarter 2008.
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All-Hydrocarbon Jet Fuel from Algae: U.S. Air Force Contract
A technology that could convert renewable algae-oil into all-hydrocarbon, high-quality kero-jet fuel just won research funding from the U.S. Air Force.
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World’s Most Aggressive Port Diesel Clean-up Plan Meeting Targets
Trend-setting ports in metro Los Angeles are converting vast numbers of old, high-emissions diesel trucks to newer, low-emissions trucks thanks to agency programs.
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Canada’s Growing Kero-Jet Shortage Prompts New Rail Movement
Growth of imports and a shift toward refinery production of diesel have forced Canada’s airports to scramble for kero-jet supplies with rail-car movements increasingly filling the supply gap.
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Cat: Sales Down 41%, Profits Fall 66%
The global economic recession has hit Caterpillar hard as sales fell 40% and profits 66%, according to its latest quarterly report.
Technology
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Bio-Jet Fuel Passes Rocket Test; Can Substitute for JP-8
Hydrotreating of vegetable oils to make all-hydrocarbon jet fuel won the approval of a rocket maker, in tests co-sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.
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UOP, Albemarle Team-up on Nebula ULSD Catalyst Offering
Refiners seeking higher-activity ULSD catalyst can now tap Nebula through the UOP-Albemarle hydroprocessing alliance.
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Navistar: US$6K to $8K Premium for U.S. EPA 2010 Diesels
U.S. EPA 2010 emissions limits for medium- and heavy-duty diesels will cause Navistar truck prices to jump between US$6,000 and $8,000.
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Suzuki, Hyundai Add More Diesels for India Market
Cheaper diesel fuel explains India automakers push to introduce more cars with diesel engines.
Key Prices
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Distillate Watch
