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Fun fact of the day: refiners, generally speaking, don’t make gasoline. Drivers may think that crude oil goes into a... Read More April 26, 2024 Petrochemicals Is Plastic Facing a Production Cut? Examining the Global Treaty Talks Plastic. It’s ubiquitous in our lives, from food packaging to medical equipment. However, its convenience comes at an environmental cost:... Read More April 23, 2024 Renewables Germany’s Pioneering Hydrogen Mobility Vision Germany’s approach to achieving climate neutrality by 2045 includes various strategies to mitigate climate impact, but the country’s ambitious move... Read More April 22, 2024 NGLLPG Fueling Change: How LPG Drives the Energy Transition Forward The term ‘energy transition’ is a hot topic at global climate summits, in the news, and during policy discussions. It... Read More April 19, 2024 Futures, GasDiesel US Gasoline Prices: Fear the Bactrian Camel Expect to see plenty of news stories this spring that warn of US gasoline prices about to move above $4/gallon.... Read More April 12, 2024 Carbon Analysis: Higher Chances of UK-EU Carbon Markets Linkage Under Labour Government The benchmark European Union carbon emissions allowance has traded at a premium to its British counterpart for over a year,... Read More April 11, 2024 Carbon High Costs, Geopolitical Risks Impede Blue Carbon Removal Projects Demand for voluntary blue carbon credits from companies seeking to fulfill net zero pledges has surged in recent years, but... Read More March 21, 2024 GasDiesel, Rack Market Why Do Gasoline Prices Climb in the Spring? A Look at RVP As the weather warms up with summer on the horizon, US gasoline prices will likely follow the season’s temperatures and... Read More March 15, 2024 Carbon, Renewables Voluntary Carbon Markets Stakeholders Play Hot Potato With Market Risk With the integrity of carbon offsetting under fire, buyers are looking to lock down the forward delivery of high-quality credits... Read More March 12, 2024 Spot Market Midwest Spot Fuels Market Has Murky E15 Outlook US Midwest spot refined product market participants entered 2024 with major questions over how EPA will handle a 2022 request... Read More March 8, 2024 Renewables Oversupply in China Weighs on Prices across the Solar Value Chain The prices of the solar supply chain continued to hit new lows in 2023 due to overcapacity in China. The... Read More March 6, 2024 Carbon In Opaque REDD+ Markets, Identical Credits Can Fetch Diverse Prices Buyers and sellers of voluntary carbon credits have, in recent months, begun to value offsets issued from the same projects... Read More March 1, 2024 Petrochemicals USGC Polyethylene Exports Set New Record as More Supply Looms US polyethylene (PE) spot prices finished 2023 flat to 3cts/lb lower than a year earlier as producers increased exports to... Read More February 26, 2024 NGLLPG European LPG: Navigating the Energy Transition and Regulatory Market Shift With the implementation of a European Union ban on Russian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transitioning over the next 12 months,... Read More February 20, 2024 Renewables Renewable Energy Certificates Supply Constraints Showing Some Signs of Easing Many of the conditions that limited the supply of renewable energy certificates in 2023 could begin to ease in 2024,... Read More February 12, 2024 LNG Delayed LNG Terminal Starts to Limit US Export Capacity Growth The US LNG industry experienced an up-and-down 2023 and 2024 will likely continue with more of the same. Recently, there... Read More February 6, 2024 NGLLPG Higher US Propane Exports Key to Offsetting Growing Output in 2024 For much of 2023, the US propane industry dealt with high inventories, strong production and weak demand, and NGL market... Read More February 1, 2024 Crude oil, Natural Gas True Costs of EU’s Russian Diesel Ban Emerge One Year Later Twelve months ago, on Feb. 5, 2023, the European Union effectively relinquished its main source of diesel supply by implementing... Read More January 31, 2024 Carbon Nature-based Carbon Removal Credits: Slow Growth Expected Despite Record Demand Nature-based carbon removals projects can create valuable credits that command price premiums over avoidance and reduction credits. But they are... Read More January 26, 2024 Ethanol US Ethanol Industry Explores Avenues for Expanding its Markets While margins on fuel ethanol production through 2023 remained mostly positive and, by most accounts, were profitable for long...