Published on
Thursday, September 1 2022
Authors: Eamon Cullinane
In the race for renewable diesel facilities to come online and capture incentives for low-carbon fuel markets, pressure has been building on the supply and pricing of the feedstock market for biomass-based diesel. To expedite start-ups, facilities such as Marathon Dickinson and P66 Rodeo began production without pretreatment units, requiring…
Published on
Monday, July 25 2022
Authors: Cinda Lohmann
With the recent posting of the 2022 Draft Scoping Plan, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering program alignment with this policy direction, including strengthening of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program with additional reduction targets prior to 2030. In a recent public workshop, CARB hinted to potential…
Published on
Monday, July 18 2022
Authors: Cinda Lohmann
The May 2022 Draft Scoping Plan, presented to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in June, continues to support the current 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals and lays the foundation for achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 with carbon capture and storage (CCS) through “natural and working lands and mechanical…
Published on
Thursday, July 7 2022
Authors: John Mayes & Brian Graham
In our June 23 blog we mentioned that approximately 2 million BPD of refining capacity serving U.S. markets has been idled or reduced due to government policies and demand destruction in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the pandemic. In response to readers’ questions and comments related to…
