石油圈中國石化新聞網訊 據路透社華盛頓報道，美國環保局（EPA）官員周二對路透社表示，該機構拒絕了玉米游說團體提出的要求，即將在其小型煉油廠豁免計劃下放棄的生物燃料重新分配到2019年的任務中。 此舉可能激怒強大的玉米游說團體和美國農業部的高級官員，他們數月來一直抱怨，在特朗普政府的領導下擴大環保局的煉油廠豁免計劃，威脅到對玉米乙醇等關鍵農產品的需求。 根據美國的可再生燃料標準，煉油企業必須每年將越來越多的生物燃料混合到燃料中，或者從那些使用生物燃料的煉油廠購買混合信貸。但是，如果小型煉油廠證明遵守這些規定會給它們帶來財務壓力，它們就可以免受RFS的約束。 這位官員還表示，2019年生物燃料年度授權數據將在很大程度上與該機構6月份提出的198.8億加侖的建議一致。 詹曉晶摘自路透社 原文如下： Exclusive: EPA will not reallocate waived biofuel volumes to 2019 – official The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rejected requests from the corn lobby to reallocate biofuel volumes waived under its small refinery exemption program into its 2019 mandate, an agency official told Reuters on Tuesday. The move is likely to infuriate the powerful corn lobby and top officials in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who have complained for months that an expansion of the EPA’s refinery waiver program under the Trump administration threatens demand for crucial farm products like corn-based ethanol. Under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, oil refiners must blend increasing amounts of biofuels into their fuel each year or purchase blending credits from those that do. But small refineries can be exempted from the RFS if they prove that complying would cause them financial strain. The official also said the 2019 annual biofuel mandate figures were set to be largely in line with the agency’s June proposal of 19.88 billion gallons. ? ?
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