Ethanol Week - June 13, 2011

Coburn forces vote on repealing VEETC, tariff effective June 30 The U.S. Senate will vote on an amendment that, if passed into law, would repeal the 45-cent Volumetric Ethanol Excise tax and the 54-cent tariff as of June 30. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., introduced the amendment and had enough votes for cloture. READ MORE SHARE
Maine seeks to eliminate ethanol blending requirements Maine legislators recently passed a joint resolution to request that Congress consider exempting Maine from federal ethanol blending requirements, based on concerns over the use of E10 in small engines and watercraft. READ MORE SHARE
	Officials expect USDA blender pump financing to be successful The USDA’s June 15 application deadline for blender pump funding via the Rural Energy for America Program is fast approaching and state energy coordinators say they have been busy fielding calls and assisting with applications. READ MORE SHARE
N.D. continues expansive biofuel infrastructure build-out North Dakota is poised to continue its impressive expansion of biofuels infrastructure with the continuation of a program to encourage the installation of retail ethanol and biodiesel fuel pumps. READ MORE SHARE
Open Fuel Standard bill progresses, but slowly If it has a chance of passing into law, the Open Fuel Standard will need -- among other things -- more cosponsors. By June 8, only 11 had signed on. READ MORE SHARE
Bloomberg report says biochemical pathway attractive to investors Private financial support for technology acceleration continues to be important, and certain technologies are becoming clear favorites for investors, according to a recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis. READ MORE SHARE
Aventine, Murphy Oil wrap up construction projects After a long journey, full of twists and turns, construction wrapped up this spring on three ethanol plants--two 110 MMgy plants owned by Aventine Renewable Energy and one 105 MMgy plant owned by Murphy Oil USA. READ MORE SHARE
Petrobras reaffirms commitment to biofuels at biennial event As Brazil's ethanol sector recovers from a difficult start to the year, Petrobras, the country’s integrated energy firm, seized the opportunity to highlight its activities in the industry during an Ethanol Summit it sponsored in São Paulo, June 6-7. READ MORE SHARE