04.26.2024
P66 Rodeo to begin producing SAF in Q3
Phillips 66 brought its long-awaited Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex online during the first quarter of 2024, but it is not producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) yet, the company said...
According to the Energy Information Agency (EIA), the United States imported 65.1 million gallons of biomass-based diesel during November. This is a record amount dating back to August of 2017 when the last large shipment of imports was received from Argentina before anti-dumping and countervailing duties were imposed.
Monthly imports were 22 percent above October and 42 percent over November 2020. Renewable diesel imports exceeded biodiesel imports by 13.4 million gallons. California remains the primary market for renewable diesel in the US with strong margins driving demand. Renewable diesel represented 57 percent of total biomass-based diesel imports during November, down from 63 percent last month.
The 2021 biomass-based diesel import pace is 30 percent over the 2020 pace through November. Renewable diesel…