EIA reports all time high in US ethanol, as gasoline imports drop in half

November 5, 2010 |

In Washington, the Energy Information Agency is reporting that US ethanol production reached an all time high in August with an average of 869,000 barrels per day, up from 857,000 bpd in July. The Renewable Fuels Agency also reports that demand in August soared from August 2009, up at 911,000 bpd vs. 734,000 bpd last year. Exports of undenatured non-beverage ethanol jumped 360% from July to 12.5 million gallons with most heading to the Netherlands, Philippines, Mexico and Brazil. Total ethanol exports for 2010 are expected to hit 300 million gallons.

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At the same time, a report from Energy Security Analysis projects that the rising levels of ethanol blending, as well as the expansion of US refining, will reduce the import of gasoline to 400,000 barrels per day in 2010, down from more than 1 million barrels per day in 2008.  “The volume of ethanol blending in the United States has moved from something that is a relatively small amount to something that is a substantial and very real part of mainstream fuels,” said Sander Cohan, ESAI principal and the firm’s leading alternative fuels researcher.

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