Refiners, Biofuel Firms Ask Trump For Year Round E15 Sales (2)

The largest oil and gas trade group in the US has gone full circle on a proposal to allow year-round sales of fuels of higher ethanol blends — first backing it, then opposing and now supporting it again.

In a letter delivered Thursday to the White House, the American Petroleum Institute joined a coalition of biofuel producers and fuel retailers asking US President Donald Trump to push Congress to develop legislation on the issue. In October, however, API said it opposed a bill allowing for gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol, called E15, to be sold year-round, marking a ...