Toledo Tank-Terminal Chemical Release Enters Cleanup Phase
The MC Tank Terminal incident has shifted from evacuation to cleanup, with the damaged intermodal tank contained and investigators still examining the cause.
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The U.S. Gasoline Demand Reset: What the CAFE Rollback Means for Fuel Haulers
The CAFE rollback points to a slower modeled decline in light-duty fuel use. For petroleum carriers, the opportunity depends on customer volumes, distribution networks and equipment utilization.
Venezuela’s Oil Deal Could Reshape a Historic Supply Route to U.S. Refineries
A new U.S. position in Venezuelan oil arrives 50 years after nationalization. Its significance for American refineries, terminals and fuel haulers will depend on turning development rights into dependable supply.
EPA Exempts 1.76 Billion RINs, Extends 2025 RFS Deadline to October 1
EPA granted 29 full or partial small-refinery exemptions and gave all obligated parties another month to reconcile 2025 RIN positions, without changing physical fuel specifications.
EPA Pulls Winter Gasoline Forward to September 1
EPA’s August 20 action opens an early September 1 transition to winter-grade gasoline, with location-specific RVP limits, state-law caveats and document-based inventory runout rules for terminals and marketers.
Explorer Pipeline Halts Glenpool Movements After Three-Tank Fire
Explorer shut movements into and out of its Glenpool, Oklahoma, facility after a suspected lightning strike started a fire involving three natural gasoline tanks. No injuries were reported; restart timing and product loss remain undisclosed.
ENEOS Agrees to Acquire TPC Group’s Gulf Coast Chemical Platform
A pending merger would move TPC’s Houston C4 production and two Gulf Coast terminals into ENEOS’s materials business, but no highway-capacity increase has been announced.
ARKO’s $235 Million USPP Deal Would Add Two Terminals and a Fuel Fleet
ARKO is not merely buying dealer contracts. Its pending USPP transaction would connect Great Lakes terminals, a company fleet and more than 400 wholesale locations under one fuel-distribution platform.
Energía Costa Azul Delay: Compressor Damage Tests Mexico’s Pacific LNG Route
After exporting its first commissioning cargo, ECA LNG found compressor damage during a planned shutdown. The resulting delay separates a successful test shipment from reliable commercial operation.
Brazil Ethanol Tariff Hits 67 Million Gallons—but Fuel Hauling Is Only a Fraction
Brazil shipped roughly 67 million gallons of ethanol to the United States in 2025, but most of that volume was industrial alcohol rather than fuel ethanol. The new 25% duty therefore reaches a more specialized liquid-bulk trade lane than the headline suggests.
