Biodiesel industry gets boost from Big Oil

The tiny biodiesel industry received a boost from Big Oil on Monday when a major petroleum refiner, Motiva Enterprises LLC, began blending the soy-based alternative with traditional motor fuel at a Dallas terminal.

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“Frankly, a behemoth step,” said Paul Nazzaro, the National Biodiesel Board’s petroleum liaison.

Motiva, a partnership between Shell Oil Co. and Saudi Refining Inc., is among the first major oil companies to provide a blending and loading terminal for the alternative fuel, which can be burned in diesel engines without modification, Nazzaro said.

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