Monday, June 22, 2026
Cash-short U.S. biofuel industry cuts lobbying even as Iowa looms large in election- oil and gas 360

Cash-short U.S. biofuel industry cuts lobbying even as Iowa looms large in election

Reuters NEW YORK  – A top U.S. biofuel industry trade group said it has cut lobbying spending as the coronavirus pandemic has slammed members eager to press demands with President Donald Trump, who hopes to win the corn-producing state Iowa in November. Reduced clout could complicate the industry’s efforts to secure changes to U.S. biofuel policy that producers say would

Column: Refining margins mired between OPEC+ and recession - Kemp- oil and gas 360

Column: Refining margins mired between OPEC+ and recession – Kemp

Reuters LONDON  – Global crude exporters and refiners are locked in a stand-off, as OPEC+ tries to drain excess crude stocks and lift prices and refiners face falling fuel consumption and shrinking margins. These drops are most evident in the market for middle distillates (gasoil, diesel and jet fuel) which have been hit hard by the twin impact of lockdowns