Oil Trade Group Reverses Stance on Bill to Expand Ethanol Sales

The American Petroleum Institute told federal lawmakers that it opposes legislation expanding sales of fuels with higher ethanol blends, a reversal for the oil and gas trade group.

API said in a letter to Congress Tuesday that “legislative, regulatory, and market developments” over the past eight months have promoted it to change its position on the bill, called the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025.

“Refiners are now navigating shifting federal compliance structures, a patchwork of state mandates, and a biofuels marketplace that is uncertain,” API Chief Executive Officer Mike Sommers wrote in the letter.

The bill ...