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EPA approves emergency diesel fuel waiver for New Jersey

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exercised its authority under the Clean Air Act temporarily to waive federal clean diesel fuel requirements in New Jersey to allow the use of home heating oil in most generators and pumps in emergency service in New Jersey. EPA Administrator Lisa P.

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EPA temporarily allows use of home heating oil in emergency response vehicles in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York

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The federal waivers will help ensure an adequate supply of fuel for emergency response in the impacted areas of New Jersey, New York City, and Pennsylvania. Heating oil is a type of distillate fuel used mostly in the Northeastern US for space heating during the winter months. The volumes are sizable.

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2020 Thanksgiving week gasoline consumption in US lowest since 1997

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New Jersey is the hardest hit state, with gasoline volumes plunging by nearly 30% from 2019. The data speaks to a major problem for the petroleum industry and oil prices as it recovers from unprecedented demand declines for most of 2020. The Midwest was off 23.3% and 1.1%, respectively.

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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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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

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Cohen also notes that the majority of carbon dioxide emissions come from the transportation sector, as well as wintertime heating and heavy industry such as oil refineries. million units in 2023 , according to Cox Automotive data, with California , Washington, New Jersey, Connecticut and Texas making up the top five adopters.

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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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After the gas oil is cracked via the catalyst, the resulting effluent is separated based on various boiling points into several intermediate products, including butane and lighter hydrocarbons, gasoline, light gas oil, heavy gas oil, and clarified slurry oil.

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X PRIZE Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE

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Million Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE. The new prize was announced in Washington, DC by X PRIZE Chairman Peter H. The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE has two phases: Phase I. Exxon Valdez), land drainage, waste disposal, or oil platform spill (e.g. million prize purse. Dave Gallo, Ph.D.,

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