Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed another increase in small refinery exemptions (SREs) for blending requirements relative to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
After remaining static for several months, there are now a total of 20 SREs that have been requested for the 2011-2018 compliance years, an increase of three from the November data.
EPA also now shows that a total of 46 SREs have been requested for the 2019 and 2020 compliance years combined, 32 for the 2019 compliance year and 14 for the 2020 compliance year.