Marathon Petroleum Corp., the largest U.S. oil refiner after its $23.3 billion acquisition of rival Andeavor this month, is weighing a plan to start sales of high-ethanol gasoline at its stations in Minnesota, according to people familiar with the matter.
October 22, 2018GovernmentBusinessFuel
Trump Lifts Sales Restrictions on Gasoline With High Ethanol Blend
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel.
October 10, 2018GovernmentBusinessFuel
Proposal to Boost to Biofuel Quotas Spurs Scorn From Ethanol Producers
Ethanol producers and farm-state leaders blasted a Trump administration proposal that would force refiners to blend more biofuel into petroleum next year, arguing the modest planned increase is undercut by EPA waivers exempting refineries from the mandate
June 26, 2018BusinessFuel
EPA Proposal Geared to Boost Ethanol Use, Official Says
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to put more ethanol in gasoline even as it reduced the consumption target established in a 2007 energy law, an EPA official said.
June 30, 2015BusinessFuel
Ethanol Production Declines for First Time Since 1996
U.S. ethanol production fell last year — the first annual decline since 1996 — on record corn prices, Bloomberg reported.
January 7, 2013BusinessFuel
EPA Rejects Plea to Waive Ethanol Mandate
Federal regulators rejected a plea from several states to waive the requirement for gasoline producers to blend ethanol into their fuel, saying the economic conditions necessary for such a waiver did not exist.
November 26, 2012BusinessFuel
Automakers Hit EPA’s Proposal for 15% Ethanol Content in Gasoline
Ford, Toyota and other automakers have criticized an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to allow gasoline with 15% ethanol content in all cars and trucks, Bloomberg reported.
July 6, 2011