- Regulation & Legislation
- Profitable U.S. Refiner ULSD Exports: Give U.S. EPA Some Credit
- Diesel/Urea Refills Made Easy for New Non-Road Diesel Engines - U.S. EPA
- NRDC Sues U.S. EPA over Diesel, Gasoline Vehicle Pollution in Los Angeles
- U.S. EPA OKs Camelina-Oil Biodiesel; Clarifies ‘Renewable Jet’ Definition
- CARB Issues Revised Low-Carbon Fuel Standard ‘Advisory’ for 2012
- Huss Wins CARB Verification for Diesel Particulate-Filter Retrofits
- Technology
- Indian Oil, Jindal Steel, LanzaTech Team Up on Ethanol-to-Kero-Jet Fuel Scheme
- RWE, Brain Developing Novel CO2-Conversion Schemes; Could Expand to Oil Refining
- Corning Inks Diesel Emissions-Control Supply Agreements
- Cat to Expand China R&D Center
- Onyx to Replace Diesel Gen-Set Power with Distributed Solar Power
- Distillate Markets
- HollyFrontier Announces Salt Lake City Refinery Expansion
- Ecopetrol Secures Financing for Reficar Upgrade; Euro-4 ULSD
- India to Replace Euro-3 with Euro-4 Fuels in Seven Cities This Year; 50 More in 2015
- UAE Diesel Subsidies Thwart Biodiesel Market Expansion
- India Partly Compensates Refiners on Below-Cost Diesel, Kero, LPG
- Market Report: Distillates Rise as Petroplus Refineries Shut Down
- Distillate Watch
Regulation & Legislation
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Profitable U.S. Refiner ULSD Exports: Give U.S. EPA Some Credit
While U.S. refiners years ago fought long and hard against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 15-parts-per-million sulfur limit in ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD), today they’re making far more money on high-quality ULSD – for both the U.S. and export markets – than on low-sulfur gasoline.
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Diesel/Urea Refills Made Easy for New Non-Road Diesel Engines - U.S. EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in the January 5, 2012, Federal Register that it will allow new non-road diesel engines to have a relatively small urea (also known as “diesel exhaust fluid,” DEF) storage tank – matching the diesel fuel tank capacity – for engines with selective catalytic-reduction (SCR) systems.
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NRDC Sues U.S. EPA over Diesel, Gasoline Vehicle Pollution in Los Angeles
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) announced January 3 that it and several local “green” groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the EPA’s alleged negligence in measuring and then stopping air pollution caused by gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles along Los Angeles highways.
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U.S. EPA OKs Camelina-Oil Biodiesel; Clarifies ‘Renewable Jet’ Definition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a January 5 Federal Register proposed rule that camelina-oil derived biodiesel or “renewable diesel” will be treated just like soybean-derived biodiesel for Renewable Fuel Standard-2 (RFS-2) regulatory compliance.
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CARB Issues Revised Low-Carbon Fuel Standard ‘Advisory’ for 2012
In the wake of a U.S. District Court decision that quashes key elements of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) rules (see Diesel Fuel News (DFN) on 01/02/2012); CARB announced that it will appeal the decision and meantime issued an “advisory” for LCFS compliance in 2012 and beyond.
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Huss Wins CARB Verification for Diesel Particulate-Filter Retrofits
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced December 29 that it has modified the engine family verification list for the Huss “FS-MK” diesel particulate-filter (DPF) system for off-road engines.
Technology
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Indian Oil, Jindal Steel, LanzaTech Team Up on Ethanol-to-Kero-Jet Fuel Scheme
New Zealand-based biotech developer LanzaTech revealed to India Energy News January 2 that it plans to team-up with Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) and Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) on a demonstration-scale scheme that would convert steel mill byproduct carbon monoxide (CO) to ethanol, and then convert ethanol to all-hydrocarbon kero-jet fuel.
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RWE, Brain Developing Novel CO2-Conversion Schemes; Could Expand to Oil Refining
Germany-based electric power giant RWE announced January 4 that its partnership with biotech developer Brain AG on schemes to employ micro-organisms to capture and convert flue-gas carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions could expand into oil-refining and waste-stream sectors.
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Corning Inks Diesel Emissions-Control Supply Agreements
New York-based Corning Inc. announced January 2 that it signed “long-term supply agreements with industry-leading, heavy-duty diesel engine, truck, construction, and agricultural equipment manufacturers” for its diesel emissions-control products.
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Cat to Expand China R&D Center
Caterpillar announced January 4 that it signed an agreement to expand the company’s multi-functional research and development (R&D) center in Wuxi, China.
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Onyx to Replace Diesel Gen-Set Power with Distributed Solar Power
Colorado-based Onyx Service announced December 29 a plan to install distributed solar power to replace diesel gen-set power in the popular tourist resort island of Roatan, Honduras.
Feature
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Bunker Fuel Sulfur-Averaging Scheme: Cruise Lines International Association Q&A
In what could prove to have a global impact on future demand for marine distillate fuels, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has come up with a novel sulfur-averaging scheme proposed for compliance with bunker fuel sulfur limits mandated by International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marpol Annex-6 legislation.
Transport News
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Chrysler to Debut Diesel Version of Jeep Cherokee in N. America in 2013
Chrysler announced January 5 that it will introduce a diesel version of its Jeep Grand Cherokee sport-utility vehicle for the North American market in 2013.
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Porsche Likely to Introduce Diesel ‘Cayenne’ SUV to U.S. in 2013
Porsche officials are starting to tell various automotive magazines that a diesel version of the company’s “Cayenne” sport utility vehicle (SUV) is likely to debut in the U.S. market in 2013.
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China Yuchai Targeting 9% Jump in 2012 Diesel Engine Sales
China Yuchai International announced January 5 that its major operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery (GYM), is targeting a 9.1% jump in 2012 diesel engine sales, compared to 2011 sales.
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Daimler Launching Euro-3 Trucks ‘Made in India’
Daimler announced January 4 that it will launch retail sales of “made in India” light-, medium- and heavy-duty “BharatBenz” trucks for the local India market starting March 2, 2012.
Distillate Markets
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HollyFrontier Announces Salt Lake City Refinery Expansion
Dallas-based HollyFrontier (HFC) announced January 4 that it plans to expand capacity at its 31,000 barrel-per-day (b/d) Woods Cross, Utah, refinery to 45,000 b/d with an expected completion in late 2014.
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Ecopetrol Secures Financing for Reficar Upgrade; Euro-4 ULSD
Ecopetrol – the mostly state-owned oil company of Colombia – announced January 2 that it achieved financial close of a US$3.5-billion loan guarantee to ensure completion of its “Reficar” (Cartagena) refinery expansion to 165,000 barrels per day (b/d), up from 80,000 b/d currently.
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India to Replace Euro-3 with Euro-4 Fuels in Seven Cities This Year; 50 More in 2015
India’s government announced December 30 that Euro-3 (350 parts-per-million [ppm] sulfur) diesel and gasoline fuels will be replace with Euro-4 (50-ppm sulfur) fuels in seven more cities by March 31.
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UAE Diesel Subsidies Thwart Biodiesel Market Expansion
Government subsidies on conventional diesel fuel in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are thwarting greater penetration of oilseed-derived, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel, according to a January 3 report from The National (UAE).
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India Partly Compensates Refiners on Below-Cost Diesel, Kero, LPG
The Indian government is set to reimburse Rs.22,000 crore (US$4.1 billion) to state-owned oil refiners in January for their losses on government price-controlled sales of diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
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Market Report: Distillates Rise as Petroplus Refineries Shut Down
Ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) spot and futures prices in major markets rose week-on week despite indications of relatively warm weather, depressing gasoil (heating oil) demand.
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Distillate Watch
