In Brazil, Argus Media reports that Brazil’s hydrocarbons regulator ANP will reduce individual carbon credit targets for fuel distribution companies for 2020, after it halved the industry’s overall pre-pandemic target as a result of the economic slowdown. “Brazil’s energy policy council CNPE slashed the overall 2020 target for the sale of Cbios – financial instruments […]
In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that 8.5 million liters of biodiesel were contracted at the most recent supplementary ANP biodiesel auction. Fetching about $9 million, the average price was $1.05 per liter and the entire volume came with the social seal ensuring feedstock is produced by family farmers. Six producers offered a total of 9.5 […]
In Brazil, Platts reports the national oil and biofuels agency ANP has temporarily cut the biodiesel blending mandate to 10% for September and October due to concerns about sufficient supplies in light of increased diesel demand. Biodiesel producers slowed down production in March and April in response to falling diesel demand in the face of […]
In Brazil, Platts reports ANP data shows June hydrous ethanol sales fell nearly 23% on the year at 1.33 billion liters but it was 5% higher than May, indicating slow recovery to the fuel market following three months of social isolation. Even with hydrous sales increasing, E100’s share of the otto cycle fuel market fell […]
In Brazil, following the successful production of renewable diesel from soy oil, Reuters reports Petrobras says it is ready to move to commercial scale production as soon as the ANP green lights sales of the fuel. The company announced earlier this month its intention to reduce the carbon intensity of its fuels by 16% over […]
In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that the national fuel agency ANP has rescheduled the second phase of its most recent biodiesel auction to April 15 following a meeting held last Friday between the agency, producers and the energy ministry following concerns about COVID-19. Questions had been raised by industry about how much blending should be […]
In Brazil, Reuters says BR Distribuidora told the news agency the company has proposed to reduce by a quarter the minimum mandatory percentage of biodiesel withdrawal to be contracted from producers in the next biofuel auction, claiming that it is not possible to predict the consumption of the product in the coming weeks and months […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the results of the 71st Biodiesel Auction this Friday, in a step that formalizes the requirement to mix 12% of biodiesel in commercial diesel that begins to arrive at the posts starting on Sunday, said the Brazilian Association of Vegetable […]
In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that the ANP energy regulator’s most recent biodiesel auction to secure fuel for the national 11% blending mandate saw 1.14 billion liters of biodiesel sold at an average price of under 70 cents per liter. The total volume of fuel contracted was worth about $804 million, of which 99.74% had […]
In Brazil, RenewablesNow reports that the national oil agency ANP facilitated the sale of 977.5 million liters of biodiesel valued at $608.5 million at its most recent auction. The average price was near 63 cents per liter. Nearly all of the 1.12 billion liters of fuel offered by 40 producers carried the social seal indicating […]
