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Malaysia’s Felda Global to Triple Biodiesel Output by 2016

Published Dec 29, 2014

Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s Felda Global Ventures Holdings, the world’s third-largest palm plantation operator, plans to more than triple its production of palm-based biodiesel over the next two years, with a third of it expected to be consumed locally.

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REG Finishes Upgrades to Iowa Biodiesel Plant

Published Dec 29, 2014

Renewable Energy Group has finished upgrades to its Newton, Iowa biorefinery.

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ASTM approves spec for heating oil with 6 to 20 percent biodiesel

Published Dec 29, 2014

ASTM International, an organization which sets industry consensus standards for fuels and lubricants, has voted to approve performance specifications for blends of 6 to 20 percent biodiesel with traditional heating oil.

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Galp customers’ cars filled up with water-mixed fuel

Published Dec 29, 2014

FURIOUS motorists on Tuesday had to leave their vehicles at Galp Filling Station in Mbabane after they developed faults following being filled up with fuel contaminated by water.

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Car owner claims gas station provided bad gas that damaged vehicle

Published Dec 29, 2014

GRETNA – A gas station customer is suing after she allegedly purchased bad gas that damaged her vehicle.

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12 fuel dealers prosecuted for operating illegally

Published Dec 29, 2014

MORE than 10 fuel operators were last year prosecuted for operating without licences and violating fuel quality regulations, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said.

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Shell customers pay for fuel, get water instead at Houston station

Published Dec 29, 2014

For Aisha Ross, $1.99 a gallon gasoline seemed like a holiday bargain, a little something to add to the Christmas cheer. But after she'd barely left her favorite Shell fuel station on West Airport Boulevard, the humbug hit hard.

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Engine ruined by water in diesel. Cost of repairs: $28,000 -

Published Dec 29, 2014

The couple spent more than $140,000 on a new Volkswagen Touran TDI 1.6, which they collected on Sept 21. Three months on, Mr Cheah Khuan Yew, 37, and his wife Jessica, 41, have found themselves saddled with a $28,000 bill.

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Monaca biodiesel plant is on hold hoping for market rebound, mandates

Published Dec 29, 2014

the Environmental Protection Agency announced in November that a decision on the 2014 renewable fuel standard establishing how much biodiesel and ethanol should have been blended into traditional liquid fuels this year would be delayed until next year

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