Three institutional investors have put $15.5 million in financing into Innovation Fuels, an Albany, N.Y., company that makes and distributes biodiesel fuel worldwide, financial firm Credit Suisse said Tuesday.
June 3, 2008Business, Fuel
Oil Declines to $122 a Barrel
Crude oil continued its recent slide Wednesday, falling $2 to close at $122.30 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
June 4, 2008Fuel, Business, Safety, Government
GM Closing Four North American Plants
General Motors Corp. is closing four North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants, in light of high fuel prices that are pushing consumers to smaller vehicles, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
June 3, 2008Fuel, Business
Biodiesel Firm Secures $15.5 Million Investment
Fuel, Business, Government
Diesel Dips 1.6¢ to $4.707; Gas Gains 3.9¢ to Record $3.976
The average price of retail diesel fuel fell for the first time in a month, dipping 1.6 cents from an all-time record high to an average $4.707 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
June 3, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Software Firms Seeing Greater Demand as Fleets Seek Savings, Efficiency Gains
Executives with several software firms said their businesses are awash with inquiries from carriers seeking to streamline operations as they struggle with record fuel prices and sluggish freight demand.
June 2, 2008Fuel, Business, Government
U.S. Refineries Restricting Diesel Supplies
U.S. diesel prices roared past gasoline in September, reversing the historic pattern because rising demand for diesel, coupled with the weak dollar, has led refiners to export the fuel even as their use of refinery capacity is at a four-year low, according to market experts.
June 2, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Fuel
Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723
Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
June 2, 2008Fuel, Government, Business, Safety
Bill Would Require Ships to Use Clean Fuel
Emissions from cargo ships would be reduced under legislation that passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Associated Press reported.
May 30, 2008Business, Fuel
Feds Probing Oil Markets, Journal Says
Federal regulators disclosed a sweeping probe into U.S. oil-market trading and said they were expanding surveillance of energy markets, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
May 30, 2008Government, Business, Fuel
Minnesota to Require 20% Biodiesel in 2015
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) signed a bill that will require diesel sold in the state to contain 20% biodiesel content by 2015, the Associated Press reported.
May 30, 2008