Article: Local refiners exempted from new diesel-fuel rules. (Los Angeles County, CA)

Oct. 1 deadline lifted for Unocal, Chevron, Ultramar

Three of Los Angeles County's largest oil refiners last week were granted exemptions to tougher new California standards on diesel fuel emissions slated to kick in Oct. 1. The exemptions were vehemently opposed by competing refiners that have already agreed to comply with the state's new regulations. The competing refiners had argued that granting the exemptions to some refiners and not others would be unfair.

The three refiners granted exemptions last week from the California Air Resources Board's new diesel fuel regulations are: San Francisco-based Chevron Corp. (which operates a major refinery in El ...

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