# US refiners accelerate transition to renewable fuels production | Oil & Gas Journal

> Marathon Petroleum is considering converting its idled 161,000 b/d Martinez, California refinery into a 48,000 b/d renewable diesel plant. Several US refiners are accelerating renewable fuels investments, citing pandemic-hit fuel demand and low-carbon compliance costs.

- Date: 2020-10-05 · published 2020-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50511-us-refiners-accelerate-transition-to-renewable-fuels-production-oil-and-gas
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Refiner shifts into renewable diesel add future demand for vegetable oils and animal fats as feedstock, supporting soybean oil and other fats, though the projects are still early stage.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- WTI: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-07-14 | [Processing Journal \| EPA Renewable Fuel Targets Put Pressure on…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15009-processing-journal-epa-renewable-fuel-targets-put-pressure-on.md) | -1.1% | -4.5% |
| SBO | 2025-08-07 | [Analysis of Feedstock Policy on U.S. Renewable Fuels Production \| Stillwater Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15099-analysis-of-feedstock-policy-on-u-s-renewable-fuels-production-stillwater.md) | -0.3% | -1.9% |
| SBO | 2026-06-01 | [US oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19351-us-oil-refiners-finally-profit-from-biofuels-due-to-mandates-high-fuel-prices.md) | -2.0% | -6.1% |
| SBO | 2022-03-01 | [Marathon partners with Neste on Martinez renewable fuels project \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15414-marathon-partners-with-neste-on-martinez-renewable-fuels-project-reuters.md) | +2.9% | -3.2% |
| SBO | 2025-06-13 | [EPA Proposes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support Rural America, and Expand Production of Domestic Fuels \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15110-epa-proposes-new-renewable-fuel-standards-to-strengthen-u-s-energy-security.md) | +10.1% | +8.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-29 | [Pertamina adding renewable fuels production at two refineries \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51008-pertamina-adding-renewable-fuels-production-at-two-refineries-oil-and-gas.md) | -5.6% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-07 | [Analysis of Feedstock Policy on U.S. Renewable Fuels Production \| Stillwater Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15099-analysis-of-feedstock-policy-on-u-s-renewable-fuels-production-stillwater.md) | +3.0% | +4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-08 | [Indonesian palm oil exports, production to fall in 2023 - GAPKI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15745-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-production-to-fall-in-2023-gapki.md) | -4.1% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- ogj.com: https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/article/14185055/us-refiners-accelerate-transition-to-renewable-fuels-production

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