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IndianOil and USTDA sign an agreement to promote cleaner fuels in India

The US Trade and Development Agency and IndianOil will jointly work to explore cleaner fuels.

Honeywell UOP introduces ionic liquids alkylation technology

Honeywell UOP has introduced a new alkylation technology to the refining industry, developed by Chevron, that employs ionic liquids as a catalyst to produce high-octane motor fuels.

Southeastern US Colonial pipeline safely restarted

Colonial Pipeline Co. said its main gasoline line, Line 1, was safely restarted and returned to service Wednesday after its biggest leak in nearly two decades squeezed supply in the southeastern US.

EIA: Colonial pipeline shutdown disrupts gasoline supply in the southeast

A partial shutdown of the Colonial pipeline system, a major source of transportation fuels to the Southeast, has disrupted gasoline supplies, leading to higher prices and product shortages in parts of the region.

Hedge funds pile into gasoline amid pipeline, refinery woes

Money managers have amassed their largest bullish position in US gasoline in more than three months as pipeline and refinery outages send futures and pump prices of the motor fuel soaring.

Chinese gasoil exports may hit Asia refiner margins for rest of year

Asian gasoil distillates refining margins are likely to remain bearish for the next few months on larger than usual exports from China.

EIA: Regional refining capacity makes US major importer and exporter of gasoline

The US simultaneously imports and exports gasoline, because of regional differences in gasoline supply and demand balances.

API: Moving point of obligation does not fix the RFS

API Downstream Group Director Frank Macchiarola reminded policymakers that the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate needs to be repealed or significantly reformed.

China fuel exports cast Q4 pall over global oil products

China's state oil refiners are readying to export more diesel and gasoline in coming months in an already saturated global market.

Platts proposes change in sulfur content in Asia gasoil benchmarks

Oil pricing agency Platts has begun consulting with traders this week on a change it has proposed in the sulfur content of its key gasoil benchmarks in Asia and the Middle East.