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08.28.08
US Democratic Convention Powered By Biodiesel
At the US Democratic Convention in Colorado this week, hybrid, alternative fuel ...
08.27.08
India Proposes Biofuel Program
At the first Biofuels India Summit, the Indian government stated it is looking t...
08.26.08
US Ethanol Imports Increase 63%
The US Department of Commerce confirmed US Energy Department reports that ethano...
08.25.08
Indonesia To Increase CPO Production
Indonesia is expecting to increase palm oil production in the next few years. ...
08.22.08
Petrobras Opens Second Biodiesel Plant
Petrobras has inaugurated the second of its three planned biodiesel plants in th...
08.20.08
First US Biofuel Sustainability Effort Drafted
The Austin, TX non-profit group Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance has released a dr...
08.19.08
Pure Biofuels Opens Peru Facility
Pure Biofuels announced it has opened its 53 million gallon per year biodiesel f...
08.18.08
Tanzania to Draft Biofuel Policy
Tanzania will draw up guidelines by the end of the year for investment in biofue...
08.15.08
UN Drafts Biofuel Sustainability Terms
A United Nations press release reports that a UN backed group of international e...
08.14.08
Indonesia to Provide Biofuel Incentives
The Indonesian government will provide incentives, including free VAT and automo...
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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