McLean County Farm Bureau

CRUDE OIL OR COOKING OIL? FOR SOME U.S. REFINERS, IT’S NOW A CHOICE –

Refiners have always produced fuel using crude oil. Now some are using grease. A slump in demand for gasoline since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has several refining companies accelerating their plans to retrofit facilities to produce so-called renewable diesel made from, among other things, used cooking oil from fast-food restaurants. (Reuters)