The first Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS1, was passed into law as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and expanded into RFS2 with the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. As chief counsel at the Senate Committee on Environment a…
The first Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS1, was passed into law as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and expanded into RFS2 with the passage of the Energy Independence and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/renewing-or-refining-rfs/
These are challenging times for American farmers. Low commodity prices, plummeting RIN values, and the prospect of trade wars are taking a toll on the agriculture economy. In June, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spent time with farm groups and ethanol pro…
These are challenging times for American farmers. Low commodity prices, plummeting RIN values, and the prospect of trade wars are taking a toll on the agriculture economy. In… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/year-round-e15-and-small-refinery-waivers/
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has officially ceased its nearly-decade-old effort to convert the $1-per-gallon Biodiesel Tax Credit (BTC) from a blender credit to a producer credit.
Reuters broke the news on May 25, 2018, though Oil & Energy and ot…
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has officially ceased its nearly-decade-old effort to convert the $1-per-gallon Biodiesel Tax Credit (BTC) from a blender credit to a producer… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/we-have-unity/
Recent changes in state marijuana laws and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rules related to the use of synthetic opioids have raised some serious questions among commercial drivers and their employers. Which drugs are allowed with a pr…
Recent changes in state marijuana laws and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rules related to the use of synthetic opioids have raised some serious questions… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/what-clean-2018/
Recent legislation has directed the sale of more than 100 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in U.S. government fiscal years (FY) 2022 through 2027.
The following article originally appeared in the February 21 edition of Today In Energy, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, under the heading, “Recent… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/congress-calls-additional-spr-sales/
On February 27, FERC issued an official news release stating that a staff inquiry had found “no evidence of anticompetitive withholding of natural gas pipeline capacity on Algonquin Gas Transmission.”
Report Finds “No Evidence” of Capacity Withholding in New England
On February 27, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an official news release stating that a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ferc-shows-its-hand/
On Tuesday, March 6, the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association (MEMA) and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) presented a webinar by DOER titled “Biofuels in the Massachusetts Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard.”
Over 110 indivi…
On Tuesday, March 6, the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association (MEMA) and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) presented a webinar by DOER titled “Biofuels in… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/mema-doer-present-webinar-alternative-energy-portfolio-standard/
On December 7, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) received a stop-work order from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEEE), suspending a study of the bureau’s offshore …
On December 7, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) received a stop-work order from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/decembers-drilling-de-regulations/
By this time next year (or maybe sooner), Massachusetts retailers selling bio-blended heating oil could potentially be collecting financial incentives as high as 65 cents per gallon of biodiesel delivered to their customers. To get to the “why” and “how” …
By this time next year (or maybe sooner), Massachusetts retailers selling bio-blended heating oil could potentially be collecting financial incentives as high as 65 cents per… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/massachusetts-looks-ahead-aps-rollout/
With more than 1.8 million oil-heated homes, New York has the largest heating oil market of any state in the country. Consisting of Westchester County, New York City, Nassau County, and Suffolk County, the downstate region alone contains more than 1.3 mil…
Legislation takes effect July 1, 2018
With more than 1.8 million oil-heated homes, New York has the largest heating oil market of any state in the country. Consisting of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ny-governor-signs-downstate-b5-law/
Regional and state associations help preserve the calm through the storms
In a sense, the Northeast’s energy marketers are already in the disaster management business. Called on to complete emergency deliveries and repairs during cold New England nights …
Regional and state associations help preserve the calm through the storms
In a sense, the Northeast’s energy marketers are already in the disaster management business. Called on… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/deliverable-fuels-industry-weathers-busy-hurricane-season/
Industry stakeholders react to EPA’s recent proposal and other developments
Industry stakeholders react to EPA’s recent proposal and other developments
It’s been some summer for the renewable fuels industry — rule proposals, public hearings,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/rfs-perspective/
The organization’s president, Chris Herb speaks with Oil & Energy
Chris Herb didn’t exactly take a conventional path to his industry leadership role, but you would be hard-pressed to find someone in the state of Connecticut who has worked as effectively …
The organization’s president, Chris Herb speaks with Oil & Energy
Chris Herb didn’t exactly take a conventional path to his industry leadership role, but you would be… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/cema-answers-call/
NEFI EXPO speaker Tom Tubman and EEE keynote speaker Tom Kloza offer insights on the Commander in Chief’s energy policy and its possible implications.
NEFI EXPO speaker Tom Tubman and EEE keynote speaker Tom Kloza offer insights on the Commander in Chief’s energy policy and its possible implications.
It takes character to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/toms-trump/
State economic engines are getting a real boost from energy efficiency programs. Each year, states spend billions on energy, and energy efficiency is helping them recapture some of those dollars. Lower energy bills put money in the ratepayer’s pocket, and…
State economic engines are getting a real boost from energy efficiency programs. Each year, states spend billions on energy, and energy efficiency is helping them recapture some… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/keeping-energy-dollars-leaving-state-economy/
Gallitizen homeowners who converted to natural gas expressed their frustrations over the high monthly fees that appeared on their bills, more than twice what residents of nearby Cresson pay.
February 28 was an unseasonably warm day for Gallitzin, PA, with a high of 57º and a low that just barely hit freezing. However, the people of this central Pennsylvania borough… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ppa-vs-peoples/