Strike called off after Exxon makes safety changes
Exxon Mobil Corp. has averted a strike at its Baytown refinery, one of the world’s largest sources of gasoline and diesel fuels, after a union there ratified a new agreement with the oil giant. More »
Companies driven toward natural gas vehicles as oil soars
For AT&T Inc. (T), the decision to introduce natural gas vehicles to the company’s fleet in 2008 proved well-timed, as the price gap between gas and diesel soared to an all-time high that summer. More »
Diesel and hybrid vehicle registrations surge
Clean diesel car and SUV registrations jumped 24 percent over the last three years, despite a weak economy, the DIesel Technology Forum said this week. More »
Eco-marathon tests life in the slow — but eco-friendly — lane
The Shell Eco-marathon, three days of futuristic car craziness, has attracted teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Guatemala to compete on design and energy efficiency. The event starts Friday at Discovery Green in downtown Houston. More »
China revises fuel-price controls
The new mechanism will mean more-frequent fuel-price revisions that better reflect movements in the global crude market and reduce speculation, the NDRC said in the statement. It may also curb processing losses at the nation’s oil companies. More »
Gulf Coast refineries will increase diesel production
Gulf Coast refineries are expected to boost production of diesel by more than 100,000 barrels a day in 2013, allowing them to easily meet increased demand in Latin America, according to a report by Energy Security Analysis. More »
KiOR ships first production of wood chip-based diesel
The Pasadena, Texas company announced Monday that it’s production of diesel from pine wood chips at a plant in Columbus, Miss. has reached commercial scale. More »
Railway says fuel savings inspired LNG test
The nation’s largest railway decided to test out liquefied natural gas as a fuel for locomotives because the cost savings appeared too great to ignore, its CEO said Wednesday. More »
Pipeline CEO interested in helping natural gas for trains
In the wake of BNSF Railway’s decision test natural gas as a fuel for its locomotives, the chief executive of pipeline giant Enbridge told FuelFix on Wednesday that he would be interested in helping to provide refueling infrastructure for the trains. More »
Natural gas-powered rigs on the rise in oil fields
Production companies are increasingly running their equipment on natural gas, instead of diesel, as a way to cut fuel costs. More »
Railroads focus on natural gas
U.S. railroads are looking to natural gas to help meet a 2015 deadline for lowering emissions. But it’s unlikely that more than a handful of locomotives will be using the fuel by then. More »
Fracking with natural gas to trim fuel costs 40%
Apache Corp this month is set to become the first company to power an entire hydraulic fracturing job with engines running on natural gas, cutting fuel costs by about 40 percent, an executive said. More »
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