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2020 Thanksgiving week gasoline consumption in US lowest since 1997

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Gasoline sales fell 8.4% (nearly 185 million less gallons) from the previous week for the seven-day period ending 28 November, bringing consumption to the lowest level for a Thanksgiving Week in 23 years, going back to 1997. Northeastern gasoline sales dropped 10.1% —Tom Kloza, executive director, IHS Markit.

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PBF considering $550M investment to convert idled refinery unit to renewable diesel production

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The refinery’s parent company, PBF Energy, would make a $550-million capital investment to retrofit a hydrocracker unit—out of operation since 2010—with new technology to accommodate renewable diesel production. and is capable of processing both light and heavy crude oil. PBF has funded more than $355.5

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BASF to start up new FCC catalysts testing and research lab in Germany; addressing the impact of the North American tight oil market

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Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is primarily used in producing additional gasoline in the refining process. The slurry oil can be blended with residual fuel oil or further processed in the coker. This carbon, known as catalyst coke, adheres to the catalyst, reducing its ability to crack the oil.

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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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According to the report, biodiesel is the first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated “advanced biofuel”—a category that lists alternative fuels possessing at least 50% fewer emissions than gasoline—to reach 1 billion gallons of annual production. Kerr, GlobalData’s Managing Analyst for Downstream Oil & Gas.

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Hyundai introduces 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at Chicago Auto Show

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The Sonata Plug-in Hybrid will be distributed in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, but customers in any of the other states can custom order the vehicle at their local Hyundai dealer.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

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Here’s the version I remember hearing in New Jersey: A man goes on vacation and his brother agrees to housesit for him — feeding the cat, picking up the newspapers and mail, watering the plants, etc. PLUG IN – make your next car a plug in electric car and plug it into the new solar panels you need to get.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Energy Reduction Consolidated Projects: A variety of building energy-efficiency upgrades, hybrid vehicle upgrades, wind generator power systems, and the equipment needed to convert cooking oil to a blend with vehicle fuel to operate some of their buses. NJ Transit, New Jersey: $250,000.

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