Diesel Dips 0.4¢ to $2.899 a Gallon as Decline Slows
Diesel fell for the fourth straight week and ninth in the past 10, dipping 0.4 cent to $2.899 a gallon, the smallest of its recent declines, the Department of Energy said.
July 19, 2010EPA Seeks More Biodiesel Use by Nation’s Truck Fleet in 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week it wants the U.S. trucking industry to increase its use of biodiesel to 800 million gallons in 2011 from 650 million gallons this year.
July 19, 2010Massachusetts Suspends 2% Biodiesel Mandate
Massachusetts has indefinitely suspended a mandate that was to take effect July 1 requiring all diesel fuel and heating oil sold there to be 2% biodiesel.
July 19, 2010Diesel Dips 2.1¢ to $2.903, Its Lowest Level in 19 Weeks
U.S. retail fuel prices continued their midsummer slide last week, as the average cost of a gallon of diesel dipped 2.1 cents to $2.903, and gasoline slipped 0.8 cent to $2.718, the Department of Energy reported.
July 19, 2010Oil Slips as Diesel, Gasoline Inventories Improve
Oil prices fell below $77 a barrel Wednesday following a Department of Energy report that showed diesel and gasoline inventories improved last week even though oil stockpiles declined, Bloomberg reported.
July 14, 2010Massachusetts Backs Off 2% Biodiesel Mandate
Massachusetts has indefinitely suspended a 2% biodiesel mandate for fuel and heating oil that was to take effect this month, saying that without the federal tax credit for the producers, the cost of biodiesel would be too high for consumers.
July 13, 2010Diesel Falls for Third Week, Dropping 2.1¢ to $2.903 a Gallon
Diesel fell another 2.1 cents to $2.903 a gallon, its third straight downturn and eighth decline in nine weeks, the Energy Department said.
July 13, 2010Trade Deficit Hits 18-Month High
The U.S. trade deficit widened 4.8% in May to the highest level in a year and a half, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
July 13, 2010EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes for 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency has released the proposed 2011 percentage standards for its Renewable Fuel Standard.
July 12, 2010Gas Prices Fall 3.9¢ to $2.73 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price fell 3.9 cents in the past two weeks to $2.73 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
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