In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute released a new study that found EPA’s proposal to reform the Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) market will only worsen program. API’s new report finds that RINs prices tend to react to demand for RINs, which is directly related to EPA’s approach to setting annual renewable fuel volumes. This could […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute released the results of a new national poll conducted by Harris Poll, showing that the vast majority of voters are concerned about the Trump administration’s proposal to allow the year-round sale of higher ethanol blended E15 gasoline. Key poll results: 79 percent of voters are concerned about expanded E15 sales […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute released a new poll showing that consumers are concerned the Renewable Fuel Standard could hurt their pocket books. Sixty-eight percent of registered voters are concerned about the government requiring increased amounts of ethanol in gasoline and 74 percent agree that federal regulations could contribute to increased costs at the […]
In Washington, earlier this week in a press call with reporters API Downstream Group Director Frank Macchiarola reminded policymakers that the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate needs to be repealed or significantly reformed, and any efforts to tinker with the RFS at the margins will not work and will continue to push consumers to use high […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute will launch a advertising buy via television, radio and online to push lawmakers to change how the Renewable Fuel Standard works, claiming that passing the “blend wall” in 2017 would harm some vehicles and smaller engines. The spend level of the ad buy is unknown but will take place […]
In Washington, in an interview with POLITICO Pro Energy’s Morning Energy, American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard stipulated that his organization was pivoting its strategy toward reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard rather than continuing to call for an outright repeal. API said his group will target a sunset of the RFS after 2022 or a […]
In Washington, Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen dismissed a push poll released today by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which claimed that a majority of voters are concerned about using ethanol in their engines and are opposed to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Dinneen called the poll utterly dishonest and noted that the questions […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute commissioned a study by NERA Economic Consulting that shows that following the blending mandate planned for the RFS2 would require 30% more RINs produced in 2014 than there actually was, requiring up to $100 more per gallon for gasoline and diesel than currently in 2015. It argues that the […]
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In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute and the Engine Products Group suffered another defeat in the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, who held to their previous ruling in GMA v. EPA over E15 waivers. The court decided that API and EPG did not have standing because “they cannot show that […]
