EIA predicts continued strong exports for ethanol through 2026

The US Energy Information Administration maintained its forecast for 2025 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released January 14. The agency revised up its estimate of 2024 fuel ethanol blending.  The EIA currently predicts fuel ethanol production will average 1.05 million barrels per day in 2025, a forecast maintained from the December

Domestic SAF production capacity could increase by 1400%

Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States could jump by 1400% in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. Other biofuels, according to the EIA, includes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable heating oil, renewable naphtha, renewable propane, renewable gasoline, and other emerging biofuels that

US oil refining capacity falls for third time

Steel long pipes in crude oil factory during sunset U.S. crude oil refining capacity fell 4% to 17.53 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, a government report showed on Friday amid plant closures and conversions to biofuels. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said the figures reflect capacity online as of Jan. 1, and the

A Large chunk of ethanol was transported via rail in US

The Energy Information Administration reports fuel ethanol is second only to coal as the most-transported fuel by rail. According to its Petroleum Supply Monthly, 95% of all US fuel ethanol deliveries between regions in the first half of 2022 were by rail. The majority of the US capacity to produce fuel ethanol (94%) is in

Renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel in the US

The American government expects biofuel producers to be making more renewable diesel than biodiesel. According to the US. Energy Information Administration, renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel production in the United States in October. Renewable diesel capacity was estimated at 1.92 billion gallons per year in May, up from 1.75 billion gallons in

Ethanol production in the US increases

According to data from the EIA, after a drop in production in the recent times, daily ethanol production in the US has picked up. The EIA said that ethanol production rose to 1.034 million barrels per day for the week ended July 15, which is up from 1.005 million barrels the previous week. The pick-up

EIA increases fuel ethanol production forecast for 2022

The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2022 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Feb. 8. The forecast for 2023 ethanol production was maintained. The EIA currently expects U.S. ethanol production to average 1.03 million barrels per day this year, up from the 1.02 million barrels per day forecast made