EPA Announces Six-Week Delay In Low-Sulfur Diesel Plan - Reuters

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WASHINGTON - "The US Environmental Protection Agency pushed back by six weeks the planned date in 2006 for introducing low-sulfur diesel, saying the delay will help ease the transition to the new cleaner fuel.


The agency said it will issue a rule later this year to move the date that retail outlets must begin selling the low-sulfur diesel fuel from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2006. Refiners have to cut the amount of sulfur in their diesel fuel by 97 percent to 15 parts per million (ppm) from the current 500 ppm.

The EPA said the later date will allow more time for terminals and service stations to comply with the federal standard.

"This action will help ensure nationwide transition to 15 ppm (of low sulfur diesel) prior to the introduction of new clean diesel trucks and buses," the agency said in a statement late Friday."

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