Tag: valero

Darling Ingredients and Valero greenlight SAF project at Diamond Green Diesel

Darling Ingredients and Valero greenlight SAF project at Diamond Green Diesel

February 1, 2023 |

In Texas, Darling Ingredients Inc. and Valero Energy Corporation announced they have made the final investment decision on a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant, which is owned and operated by Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Valero and Darling. Upon completion of […]

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Valero sees 70-cent gap in SAF proposal within Build Back Better bill

Valero sees 70-cent gap in SAF proposal within Build Back Better bill

January 31, 2022 |

In Texas, Reuters reports that Valero says the $1.25 to $1.75 per gallon tax incentives proposed to boost sustainable aviation fuel production under the Build Back Better bill isn’t enough to get the company to convert to SAF from renewable diesel production. The bill aims to support SAF production in order to achieve 20% lower […]

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Diamond Green Diesel contracts for engineering and construction services

Diamond Green Diesel contracts for engineering and construction services

January 20, 2022 |

In Texas, Diamond Green Diesel LLC (DGD), a joint venture between Valero and Darling Ingredients Inc., contracted with Burns & McDonnell to provide engineering and construction services for a grassroots renewable diesel plant, the third facility for DGD. The project has reached a major construction milestone of over 1 million field construction hours worked. The […]

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Valero’s renewable diesel commitment paying dividends

Valero’s renewable diesel commitment paying dividends

May 27, 2021 |

In Texas, My San Antonio reports that Valero has decided to “go all in” on renewable diesel, similar to other major oil refiners across the US, but the company already started conversions several years ago and began to truly reap rewards during the COVID-19 pandemic when others were suffering from lack of demand. With its […]

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Valero and BlackRock team on industrial scale carbon capture pipeline system

Valero and BlackRock team on industrial scale carbon capture pipeline system

March 16, 2021 |

In Texas, Valero Energy Corporation and BlackRock Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III are partnering with Navigator Energy Services to develop an industrial scale carbon capture pipeline system. The initial phase is expected to span more than 1,200 miles of new carbon dioxide gathering and transportation pipelines across five Midwest states with the capability […]

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Diamond Green Diesel to proceed with construction of Port Arthur biorefinery

Diamond Green Diesel to proceed with construction of Port Arthur biorefinery

January 28, 2021 |

In Texas, Darling and Valero said their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (“DGD”), has received approval from both companies’ Boards of Directors to proceed with the construction of the renewable diesel production facility to be located at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. DGD Port Arthur’s capacity is estimated to be 470 million gallons per […]

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Sundive Commodity Group files for Chapter 11 following Valero RIN suit

Sundive Commodity Group files for Chapter 11 following Valero RIN suit

January 21, 2021 |

In Texas, Sundive Commodity Group, the company sued by Valero and allegedly others for failure to provide RINs despite contracts to do so which led to Valero spending more than $10 million extra to comply with its 2020 obligations, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. […]

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RIN prices jump again in response to Valero RIN lawsuit

RIN prices jump again in response to Valero RIN lawsuit

January 6, 2021 |

In Texas, Reuters reports that RIN prices have soared yet again, this time following a lawsuit filed by Valero against Sundive accusing the latter of failing to provide its required Q4 RINs on time, leading to an additional $10 million in costs. The lawsuit was filed on December 31, 2020 in a Texas district court. […]

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Valero’s renewable diesel bet paying off

Valero’s renewable diesel bet paying off

November 2, 2020 |

In Texas, Barron’s reports that Valero’s bet on renewable diesel has paid off, with the success at Diamond Green Diesel helping to offset the otherwise dismal quarterly reporting. Not only did the company sell 870,000 gallons per day of renewable diesel during Q3 compared to just 232,000 gallons during the same period last year, but […]

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Valero Q2 earnings show renewable diesel lead on operating income generation

Valero Q2 earnings show renewable diesel lead on operating income generation

August 5, 2020 |

In Texas, Seeking Alpha reports that Valero’s most recent Q2 earnings show that renewable diesel has surpassed refining and ethanol as the primary source of operating income. The other two segments suffered severe losses due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company expects renewable diesel margins to remain about $2 per gallon throughout […]

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