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 […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that ANP fuels agency data shows expectations of high biodiesel blending rates production jumped in October to more than 500 million liters, up 22% on the year, while total production for the year through October was 4.38 billion liters, 25% higher on the year. Ethanol production fell, on the other hand, […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that ANP data shows hydrous ethanol demand reached a record high in August of 1.81 billion liters, up 49% on the year thanks to the fuel’s competitiveness with gasoline. It was the highest since October 2015. Roughly 92% of the demand came from the center-south region. Hydrous represented 29% of total […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that ANP data shows July hydrous ethanol demand hit a record high for any July at 1.55 billion liters, up 40% on the year, and also the highest seen since October 2015. Total demand for the year through July was also up 40% on the year at 9.6 billion liters. For […]
