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07.06.09
Palm Oil Biodiesel Market May Diverge Based on Sustainability
RSPO-certified palm oil imported into the EU is reportedly increasing considerab...
07.06.09
Peru Biodiesel Mandate Continues on Course Despite Issues
In Peru, Repsol and PetroPeru have complained of local biodiesel quality problem...
07.06.09
Canada Slower to Adopt Biofuels
A researcher at the Olds College School of Innovation north of Calgary said biof...
07.01.09
Kinder Morgan Successfully Ships Biodiesel Via Pipeline
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has announced the first US commercial shipment of ...
07.01.09
Oregon to Enact Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is expected to sign a low-carbon fuel standard, H.B. ...
06.29.09
Ukraine Approves Biofuel Tax Break
The President of Ukraine has approved tax benefits for the country's biofuel ind...
06.26.09
BP May Swap Stake in D1 Oils Jatropha Venture
In the UK, D1 Oils and BP have begun talks focusing on swapping BP's stake in D1...
06.26.09
Brazil To Go Ahead With Biodiesel Mandate
The Brazilian National Energy Policy Council authorized a 4% biofuels blend as t...
06.26.09
Cornell University Launches Biofuel Research Lab
Cornell University in Ithaca, NY has opened a new $6 million Biofuels Research L...
06.26.09
Imperium Sells Seattle Biodiesel Plant
Imperium Renewables has sold its 5-million gal/yr biodiesel plant in Seattle to ...
China Faces Fuel Supply Crisis
11.01.07
China raised domestic gasoline and diesel prices on Thursday, the first increase in 17 months, as officials respond to a worsening supply situation by easing losses at state refiners. The increase will raise gasoline prices by 9% and diesel by 10%.
Officials hope the price increase will spur refiners to boost production and imports, heading off shortages that have caused gas lines, widespread rationing, and at least one death.
The gap between local and global prices remains wide. Diesel costs about $0.64 a liter at the pump in Beijing, versus around $1 in Singapore and $2 in Britain. Tensions are mounting between the government and its increasingly independent oil firms over who should pay for fuel subsidies.
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