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US petroleum demand in July weakens for first time this year; motor gasoline at July low for past decade

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Motor gasoline demand reached a low for any July over the past decade. Consumers aren’t spending, and jobless claims have increased, so it isn’t surprising gasoline demand was down and overall demand slipped a bit. US refinery gasoline production fell for the first time this year, down by 2.3% over July 2010, led by a 15.1%

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API: 1H 2010 US Gasoline Demand 0.6% Lower Than Last Year; Distillate Demand Up 2.1%

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Reflecting the ongoing sluggish economic recovery, US gasoline deliveries for the first half of 2010 averaged 8.88 June gasoline deliveries of 9.18 June gasoline deliveries of 9.18 Historically, production wanes in the summer in Alaska due to maintenance work and lower operational efficiency in warmer weather.

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Decline in US Petroleum Demand Slowed in July; Gasoline Deliveries Rose 0.8%

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Despite the overall decline in product deliveries, gasoline deliveries rose a modest 0.8%, and distillate fuel oil deliveries (including diesel fuel) marked their first month in almost two years without a significant dip. Weaker demand was also reflected in declining refinery output, except output of gasoline, which rose 2.8%

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Lightning Hybrids renames itself Lightning Systems; rollout of new lineup of fleet efficiency products

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LightningAnalytics is already available to LightningHybrids customers, and will be available as a standalone product for commercial and government fleets that operate diesel, gasoline, hybrid, CNG, and full-electric powertrain systems in Fall 2017.

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Five Dead, Two In Critical Condition From Fire at Tesoro Refinery

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The explosion and fire occurred while the unit was undergoing maintenance work. Tesoro’s retail-marketing system includes more than 880 branded retail stations, of which more than 380 are company-operated under the Tesoro, Shell, Mirastar and USA Gasoline brands. The investigation could take up to six months.

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Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

In Department of Energy fuel economy tests, in short-trip city driving, a conventional gasoline car’s gas mileage is about 12 percent lower at 20 degrees Fahrenheit than it would be at 77 degrees Fahrenheit and can drop as much as 22 percent for very short trips of around 3 to 4 miles. Charging is much cheaper than gas.

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FAA approves first high-octane unleaded avgas

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As GAMI keeps its focus on expanding the AML, it has collaborated with Avfuel Corporation—a global supplier of aviation fuel and services—to work through the logistics of distributing this first high-octane unleaded aviation gasoline. Overview of GAMI’s G100UL Avgas.

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