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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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Maximum gasoline sulfur limits. A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Click to enlarge.

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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

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High-capacity refineries require access to reliable sources of crude oil inputs to maintain higher utilization and to a sufficiently large pool of potential customers to supply. The refinery’s return is likely to decrease petroleum product prices and increase supply, particularly in south and southeast Asian markets.

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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EIA research indicated that part of the reason for the underestimation of transportation sector consumption of liquid fuels stemmed from the use of methanol and its derivatives that were increasingly added into China’s gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) streams. Most of China’s methanol supply is from domestic production.

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GlobalData: Hurricane Isaac to have minimal impact on Gulf refining

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A typical refined barrel of crude in the Gulf area yields 46% gasoline, 25% diesel or heating oil, and 6% natural gas liquids. So, production of 598,000 bpd of gasoline, 325,000 bpd of diesel, and 78,000 bpd of natural gas liquids is likely to be shut in for about three to four days, Kerr calculates.

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Delphi fuel pumps compatible with new E15 measure from EPA

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In the United States, Delphi has supplied E85-compatible technology to more than two million vehicles and has delivered E15-compatible fuel pumps to General Motors since 1992. In South America, Delphi has produced systems and components for more than 430,000 ethanol compatible vehicles since 1991.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol.

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Rice University Study and Policy Paper Find US Biofuels Policies Flawed, Recommend Fundamental Overhaul

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Rather, it is uncertain whether existing biofuels production provides any beneficial improvement over traditional gasoline, after taking into account land use changes and emissions of nitrous oxide. The average cost to taxpayers for these “substituted” traditional gasoline barrels was roughly $82 per barrel, or $1.95

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