Biofuels Bulletin By Ron Kotrba, Biobased Diesel Daily
<ŝŶŐƐŽĨŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƟŽŶ͕WƌŝŶĐĞƐŽĨWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
The intensity with which petroleum companies are
investing in and, as some might argue, taking over
ďŝŽĨƵĞůƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƌŽƐĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ŝŶ ůĂƚĞ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ
ĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJDĂƌĐŚ͘dǁŽŵĂũŽƌĚĞĂůƐŝŶƚŚĞďŝŽďĂƐĞĚĚŝĞƐĞůƐƉĂĐĞ
were announced in as many days.
KŶ&Ğď͘Ϯϴ͕ŚĞǀƌŽŶŽƌƉ͘ĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐůĂƌŐĞƐƚ
ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ͕ZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞŶĞƌŐLJ'ƌŽƵƉ/ŶĐ͕͘ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ
ƚŚĞƐƵƉĞƌŵĂũŽƌ͛ƐƉůĂŶƐƚŽďƵLJZ'ŝŶĂŶĂůůͲĐĂƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶ
ǀĂůƵĞĚĂƚΨϯ͘ϭϱďŝůůŝŽŶ͘dŚĞĚĞĂůŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽĐůŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ Z' ŽǁŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ůĂƌŐĞͲƐĐĂůĞďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
in Washington state, Wisconsin, Minnesota, three in Iowa, two
ŝŶ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐĂŶĚĂƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞůĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJŝŶ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ͘
ŚĞǀƌŽŶĐŝƚĞƐ͞Z'͛ƐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĨƵĞůƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚůĞĂĚŝŶŐĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͟ͶƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJŝƚƐ͞ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͟ͶĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞ
ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ŚĞǀƌŽŶ͛Ɛ ŐŽĂů ŽĨ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ
ƌŽƵŐŚůLJ ϭ͘ϱ ďŝůůŝŽŶ ŐĂůůŽŶƐ Ă LJĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĚŝĞƐĞů ĂŶĚ
ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂǀŝĂƟŽŶĨƵĞůďLJϮϬϯϬ͘
“Biodiesel companies are being
subsumed by large petroleum
refineries who are making a higher
cost, higher carbon product.”
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐĂŐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝƐƚ͕^ĐŽƩ/ƌǁŝŶ͕ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ
ŝŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJĂŶĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĮƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘/ŶŚŝƐ
ƌĞƉŽƌƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŵŽĚĞůŝŶŐ ĂƐƐƵŵƉƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶ͞ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͟ϯϬŵŐLJďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉůĂŶƚ͕/ƌǁŝŶƐŚŽǁƐ
ƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƐƵƌŐŝŶŐƐŽLJďĞĂŶŽŝůƉƌŝĐĞƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞŽƵƚƉĂĐĞĚ
ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůĨƵĞůƉƌŝĐĞƐ͕ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĮƚƐǁĞƌĞŵŝŶƵƐϲϭĐĞŶƚƐĂ
ŐĂůůŽŶůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘Ɛ/ƌǁŝŶƉŽŝŶƚƐŽƵƚ͕͞ůůƐŝŐŶƐƉŽŝŶƚƚŽĂƉŽůŝĐLJͲ
ĚƌŝǀĞŶŵŝŶƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂƐƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐ
ĐƵůƉƌŝƚďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƌŐŝŶŐƐŽLJďĞĂŶŽŝůƉƌŝĐĞƐĂŶĚ͕ŚĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞ
ůŽƐƐĞƐĨŽƌďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ͘͟
džƉĞƌƚƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽƵƚ Z'͛Ɛ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĚŝĞƐĞů ƉƌŽĮƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ
ƐƵďƐŝĚŝnjĞĚ ŝƚƐ ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ͘
ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĚŽŶƉĂŐĞϱϮ
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