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Joining a growing list of cities in California, San Diego announced Oct. 27 that its municipal vehicle fleet will become the largest in the nation to embrace renewable diesel — from street sweepers to refuse packers to fire trucks.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 0.1 cent to $2.479 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as crude prices continued their weeklong retreat below $50.

Nationwide crude stockpiles fell 553,000 barrels in mid-October, according to the Energy Information Administration.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel dipped 0.3 cent to $2.478 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

Just six days after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the compromise gas-tax legislation into law, two of his fellow Republicans introduced a bill on Oct. 20 to repeal it.

Shell Chemicals Co. will operate a laydown yard in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, to store materials for the construction of its ethane cracker plant, but two local officials are concerned about the route those trucks could take to get to the facility.

Houston-based investment firm EIV Capital has invested $20 million in Gazelle Transportation, a company based in Bakersfield, California, that provides crude oil transportation, water and waste hauling and portable storage tank rentals primarily within California.

Omnitek Engineering Corp. said it signed a contract with a European customer to develop a heavy-duty 13-liter natural-gas engine for Class 8 trucks and certify the engine to EURO 6 emissions standards, utilizing its patented technology.

The world should get used to oil prices between $50 and $60 a barrel as falling costs in America’s shale fields counteract OPEC’s renewed commitment to supply management.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel climbed again, rising 3.6 cents to $2.481 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, amid signs crude production in some countries was on the rise.