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Title: Environmental regulations and changes in petroleum refining operations

Abstract

The U.S. petroleum industry has responded to four major new federal rules on motor gasoline product quality in the last 6 years: Phase 1 Summer Volatility (Rvp) Regulation, June 1989; Phase 2 Summer Volatility (Rvp) regulation, May 1992; oxygenated Gasoline, November 1992; and reformulated Gasoline Phase I Simple Model, December 1994. These regulations have generated significant changes in domestic refinery operations, affecting marginal production costs and market prices, refinery yields, and the seasonality of production. Some changes have been dramatic. The price of motor gasoline has increased by as much as 60 {cents}/gal due to regulations. Refinery yields of motor gasoline (refinery output of motor gasoline as a fraction of refinery inputs or total refinery output), which historically peaked in the early summer to meet high summer driving demand, now are highest during the winter months. These changes in domestic refining operations are identified and related to the vapor pressure, oxygenated and reformulated gasoline (RFG) product quality regulations. This analysis uses linear regression equations from the Energy Information Administration`s (EIA) Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System (STIFS). The STIFS model is used for producing forecasts appearing in the EIA`s Short-Term Energy Outlook.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
426274
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Fuel Reformulation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: PBD: Mar-Apr 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; OPERATION; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; PETROLEUM; REFINING; UNLEADED GASOLINE; PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; VOLATILITY

Citation Formats

Lidderdale, T C.M. Environmental regulations and changes in petroleum refining operations. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Lidderdale, T C.M. Environmental regulations and changes in petroleum refining operations. United States.
Lidderdale, T C.M. 1996. "Environmental regulations and changes in petroleum refining operations". United States.
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title = {Environmental regulations and changes in petroleum refining operations},
author = {Lidderdale, T C.M.},
abstractNote = {The U.S. petroleum industry has responded to four major new federal rules on motor gasoline product quality in the last 6 years: Phase 1 Summer Volatility (Rvp) Regulation, June 1989; Phase 2 Summer Volatility (Rvp) regulation, May 1992; oxygenated Gasoline, November 1992; and reformulated Gasoline Phase I Simple Model, December 1994. These regulations have generated significant changes in domestic refinery operations, affecting marginal production costs and market prices, refinery yields, and the seasonality of production. Some changes have been dramatic. The price of motor gasoline has increased by as much as 60 {cents}/gal due to regulations. Refinery yields of motor gasoline (refinery output of motor gasoline as a fraction of refinery inputs or total refinery output), which historically peaked in the early summer to meet high summer driving demand, now are highest during the winter months. These changes in domestic refining operations are identified and related to the vapor pressure, oxygenated and reformulated gasoline (RFG) product quality regulations. This analysis uses linear regression equations from the Energy Information Administration`s (EIA) Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System (STIFS). The STIFS model is used for producing forecasts appearing in the EIA`s Short-Term Energy Outlook.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/426274}, journal = {Fuel Reformulation},
number = 2,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}