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A critical federal report and controversial gasoline additive have catapulted a Vermont legislator into the limelight in downstream circles, drawing applause from petroleum and convenience store types. The outlook of [...]

Quite frankly, service station owners don't need any special psychic insight to foresee more regulatory crossfire in the ongoing debate over whether the EPA will adopt more stringent standards to [...]

Congress is planning new legislation on use of methyl tert-butyl ether or ethanol as gasoline additive and a review of oxygen mandate in the Clean Air Act. Additional information on environmental pollution triggered by gasoline oxygenates and various states' initiatives in the above mentioned issue is also included.

Petroleum refiners and marketers face the prospect of new regulations for reformulated gasoline (RFG). RFG was introduced in 1995 as cleaner-burning gasoline was mandated by the EPA under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1992. The second stage of federal regulations under the 'complex model' is set to take effect in 2000 for RFG. A number of administrative changes are also being mulled by the EPA, while the use of RFG and other clean gasolines to control ozone transport by the wind is being considered by the Ozone Transport Advisory Group and the District of Columbia., Reformulated gasoline (RFG) isn't one thing. It is several different products, and more variations are in its future. Not only the federal government is deciding what RFG specifications are, but [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency's final rule concerning reformulated gasoline has petroleum refiners worried about the complexity of the regulation. The new regulations eliminate between 20-30% of all gasoline refined in the US, because its does not fit the complex model, and refiners have only one year, till Dec 1994, to correct the situation. Information is presented on compliance strategy selections a refiner may choose., Refiners are in for a worse ride than they feared under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's final rule for reformulated gasoline. Last Dec. 15 EPA issued the long-awaited rule required [...]

Petrochemical manufacturers are preparing to meet increased demand for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) when the oxygenated gasoline requirement of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 takes effect in Nov 1992. By that time, the gasoline sold in 39 specified cities must be 2.7% oxygen by weight. Domestic MTBE capacity was 128,970 barrels per day at the end of 1991, and US refiners plan to reach 209,170 barrels per day by the end of 1992. In 1993, additional growth of 84,900 barrels per day is expected. A variety of means and technologies will be used to achieve these capacity increases. The plans of several refiners are presented in detail., Refiners and merchant manufacturers in the U.S. are gearing up to produce the large volumes of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) needed to comply with oxygenated gasoline requirements. The 1990 [...]

Opinions differ on the affect EPA regulations will have on the production and supply of reformulated gasoline (RFG). The gasoline industry believes that it will be able to produce enough RFG despite the EPA regulations, but terminal operators believe EPA needs to change the regulations to prevent supply shortages. These RFG rules, which become effective on Jan 1, 1995, were the result of requirements written in the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments., The American Petroleum Institute predicts the U.S. refining industry will be able to provide ample supplies of reformulated gasoline (RFG) Jan. 1. API made its prediction despite the challenges that [...]

The economic impact of new regulations related to the Clean Air Act likely will result in higher costs for gasoline in Jefferson County. And the same could happen also in [...]

Huge price tag seen for California initiave A preliminary study of the economic effects of California's Big Green initiative shows that it would impose staggering costs on industry, consumers, and [...]

.... Senate proponents of corn-based ethanol fuel scored a major victory by easily defeating an amendment to remove a mandatory increase in U.S. ethanol use from the Democratic energy bill. [...]

Washington, DC -- 'The best way to reduce fuel consumption is consumer tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles,' Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers president Josephine Cooper told the Hart World Fuels [...]

Washington IN DISMISSING an industry lawsuit, a district court in California said last week that the federal Clean Air Act does not bar the state from banning the use of [...]

CMR petrochemicals editor John Hoffman interviews Douglas A. Durante, executive director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition. CMR: Where is Congress going with ethanol? What are key pieces of legislation [...]

Illinois Gov. George Ryan recently signed a bill that will ban the gasoline additive MTBE from Illinois beginning in 2004. Both MTBE and ethanol add oxygen to gasoline to make [...]

Expect the U.S. Senate to reverse anti-regulatory momentum generated by House passage early in August of a Bush administration energy bill that rejects imposing tougher federal automobile fuel-economy standards - [...]

TWO OF ARKANSAS' LARGest public companies created enough of a stir about prices recently that it caught the attention of The Wall Street Journal. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Murphy Oil [...]

The Washington busybodies are at it again. Congress is preparing to force automakers to wring higher gas mileage out of their minivans, pickups and sport-utility vehicles. One measure passed by [...]

A KEY COMMITTEE in the House of Representatives handed the ethanol industry a major victory as it rejected legislation that would have allowed California and other states to opt out [...]

In the latest step by the federal government to promote the use of bio-fuels while helping farmers, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman on Aug. 7 unveiled an Agriculture Department (USDA) policy […]

The European Commission last week sent legal warnings to Germany and Italy over failure to publish legal specifications for the 500 ppm sulfur limits in motor fuels that took effect [...]

The European Commission (EC) is drafting a proposed directive that -- if eventually confirmed by the Euro Parliament and Council -- could force member states to mandate 2% 'bio-fuels' content [...]

The administration's decision last month to require California to use ethanol instead of methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (MTBE) as an oxygenating agent in gasoline could read to a 25% increase in US production [...]

LEGISLATION THAT would exempt California from a federal mandate requiring the use of oxygenates in reformulated gasoline (RFG) sold in the state has been introduced in the House of Representatives. [...]

To help cut carbon dioxide emissions, the European Commission (EC) is preparing to consider a proposal that would require oil refiners to add biofuel to gasoline. EC spokesperson Gilles Gantelet […]

All 52 California members of the House of Representatives announced their support for a bill to exempt California from a federal mandate that could send gas prices soaring on the [...]

The European Commission is proposing that unspecified 'initial quantities' of zero-sulphur gasoline and diesel should be made available from 1 January 2005 -- when Auto-Oil II specifications take effect. Auto-Oil [...]

The Small Business Survival Committee joined Senate Republicans at a rally outside the Capitol demanding immediate action on energy legislation. Small businesses 'are extremely concerned about high energy costs -- [...]

The Small Business Survival Committee joined Senate Republicans at a rally outside the Capitol demanding immediate action on energy legislation. Small businesses 'are extremely concerned about high energy costs -- [...]

It's supposed to be a victory for clean air, but not even environmentalists are happy with a decision that may push the cost of gasoline much higher starting in 2003. [...]

THE BUSH administration last week denied California's request for a waiver from the Clean Air Act's oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline (RFG), a move that is expected to sharply [...]

Cruiser gets fiery fenders CHELSEA, Mich. - Chrysler's PT Cruiser will get a flame accent package on the 2002 model. The flames will be placed over the hood and front [...]

While recognizing that competition among the commonwealth's bureaucracy may be steep indeed, I am nominating a recent state Department of Environmental Protection regulation for installation into the Ivory Tower Hall [...]

MILWAUKEE -- The National Federation of Independent Business has sent a letter to Wisconsin Attorney General James Doyle opposing Doyle's recent call to repeal the state's minimum markup law on [...]

Over the past eight years, the federal government has crippled the nation's gasoline distribution system Congress has a difficult question to answer: How does America balance its energy and environmental [...]

If you haven't already been socked with paying an exorbitant amount of money for a tank of gas, just wait until you prepare for the road trip this Memorial Day [...]

A behind-the-scenes Statehouse effort is raging to free up hundreds of millions of dollars in motor fuel tax revenue for road and bridge work without raising the gasoline tax. The [...]

As part of the European Union's (EU) ongoing strategy to reduce carbon dioxide ([CO.sub.2]) and other emissions from vehicles, the European Commission (EC) is considering phasing out sulfur in gasoline […]

The governor is expected to sign a bill this month that would prevent businesses from selling cheaper gasoline. The bill basically makes it illegal for any retailer to sell gasoline [...]

THE WHITE HOUSE expects to make a decision later this month on California's request for a waiver from the Clean Air Act's 2 percent oxygenate requirement for reformulated gasoline, according [...]

ALTHOUGH ABOUT a dozen bills have been introduced in Congress to expand the use of ethanol through a variety of tax incentives, grants and modifications to the Clean Air Act, [...]

States hope tough legislation will curtail the growing number of gasoline drive-offs RICHMOND, VA. As Virginia became the latest state to adopt strict legislation aimed at reducing the number of [...]

U.S. consumption of ethanol could triple over the next decade and help curb dependence on foreign oil, under a bill introduced March 30 by Sens. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and Richard […]

The government has given additional incentives to use ultra-low sulphur (ULS) motor fuels, in its budget. The duty on ULS gasoline was cut by [pound]0.02/litre ($0.03/litre) -- additional to the [...]