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10,000 liters of Neste renewable diesel produced from waste ham fat

Last Christmas, 40,000 Finnish households donated the waste fat from their Christmas hams to the charity campaign "Kinkkutemppu," which literally translates into Ham Trick. From this waste ham fat, Neste produced 10,000 liters of Neste MY Renewable Diesel at its Porvoo refinery for sale at Neste stations. Neste donates the value of the product to Hope, an association which helps low-income families, and to Icehearts, a sports club which aims to prevent social exclusion and promote well-being.

Falcon Oil converts Pennsylvania locations to Gulf

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. -- Gulf Oil has increased its reach in Pennsylvania through an expanded relationship with Falcon Oil. With this expansion, Gulf will provide branded wet barrel supply to several of the Blakely, Pennsylvania-based company's stations throughout the region.

Additech launches diesel fuel additive test market

HOUSTON – Additech announced the pilot market testing of a newly developed additive engineered specifically for diesel fuel, Additech Diesel Guard. The pilot test will begin on Jan. 23 at eight retail locations in five states in the US that provide a cross-section of seasonal driving conditions.

Mexico's Pemex imports first diesel cargo via train from US

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexico's state oil company Pemex began receiving imported fuel by train at a new privately run terminal for the first time in January as companies expand storage and transportation operations under the country's energy opening, a senior executive said in an interview.

Fuel sales in Brazil fall for 2nd consecutive year in 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -- Fuel sales in Brazil fell for the second consecutive year in 2016, the country's fuel distributors' association Sindicom said in a note on Monday.

Neste begins deliveries of low-sulfur marine fuel to Polferries

Neste and Polferries, a Polish company with a fleet of ferries operating on the Baltic Sea, have agreed on the delivery of low-sulfur marine fuel for the Nynäshamn-Gdansk route in 2017.

Colonial Pipeline shuts stubline to Nashville on suspected leak

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Colonial Pipeline Co's gasoline line between Atlanta and Nashville, called Line 19, remained shut on Monday after it was closed on Sunday after a possible spill, a company spokeswoman said on Monday.

Indonesia lowers sulfur content of subsidized diesel

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia has lowered the sulfur content of its subsidized diesel in line with a global shift to move towards using cleaner fuel to curb pollution.

S. Korea's S-Oil to sell $1B diesel, naphtha, jet fuel to Saudi Aramco

SEOUL, Jan 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's S-Oil, the country's third-largest refiner, has signed a deal to sell a combined $1 billion of diesel, naphtha and jet fuel this year to Saudi Aramco, its biggest shareholder.

Brazil's Petrobras raises diesel prices by an average 6.1%

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA increased diesel prices at refineries by 6.1% on average with immediate effect, citing higher oil prices and a stronger real currency.