Americas > ANALYSIS: California refineries’ biofuel plans bring LCFS programmes into focus

ANALYSIS: California refineries’ biofuel plans bring LCFS programmes into focus

Published 22:35 on September 17, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:35 on September 17, 2020  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Oil majors’ plans to transition their California-based refineries to renewable diesel and other biofuels production are showcasing the impact of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and anticipated decline in petroleum-based fuel consumption, as momentum builds for a national version of the programme to replace or supplement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Oil majors’ plans to transition their California-based refineries to renewable diesel and other biofuels production are showcasing the impact of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and anticipated decline in petroleum-based fuel consumption, as momentum builds for a national version of the programme to replace or supplement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).


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