For these reasons, rail has historically accounted for nearly all of the fuel ethanol movements across regions.įuel ethanol arrives at blending terminals by railcar, and gasoline arrives by pipeline. Transport by truck is generally limited to distances of a few hundred miles and is used primarily as the final mode of transport. ports must be transported by U.S.-flagged ships, built domestically, and owned and crewed by U.S. The Jones Act requires that all goods transported between two U.S. Fuel ethanol can corrode steel pipelines, so it is primarily transported by rail, barge, or truck.įuel ethanol delivery by barge and tanker is limited to pickup and delivery locations along coastal and navigable inland waterways. Primary energy commodities-coal, petroleum liquids, and natural gas-can be transported by pipeline, barge, rail, or truck. These percentages have held relatively steady since 2010, the earliest data on record. All fuel ethanol deliveries to the Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions were transported from the Midwest by rail.
Rail accounted for 96% of the Midwest’s fuel ethanol deliveries to the East Coast and 90% of deliveries to the Gulf Coast. In the first half of 2022, nearly all of the fuel ethanol that was delivered by rail (97%) originated in the Midwest. capacity to produce fuel ethanol (94%) is in the Midwest however, most fuel ethanol is consumed in other regions. fuel ethanol deliveries between regions in the first half of 2022 were by rail. According to our Petroleum Supply Monthly, 95% of all U.S. Energy Information Administration) Fuel ethanol, a biofuel most commonly mixed with finished motor gasoline, is second only to coal as the most-transported fuel by rail.
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