E15 and SREs Yesterday the EPA submitted its proposal for year-round E15 use to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for sign-off. As noted here on Friday, a quick timeline for approval could be 75 days, which is slightly less than the number of days before the 1 June start of the summer driving season. Thus, the countdown is underway, and the rule will be out as early as next week. As also reported then, the petroleum industry is likely to challenge the EPA waiver in court, but legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would address the justification for that move (click here). Meanwhile, the EPA has updated information on the petitions received for small refinery exemptions (SREs) for compliance year 2018, which rais...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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