Hi,

As part of AFPM’s EMPOWER program, we’re asking members of our network to share a few thoughts about their work, their views on our industries (refining, petrochemical and pipeline), and the issues that matter to them.

This short survey should only take a few minutes, and your input will help us:

• Understand how employees across our industries see their work and its importance.
• Identify opportunities to provide better resources, training and advocacy tools.
• Strengthen our industries’ voice by reflecting the real experiences of the people in it.

Take the Survey

(Note: If you already took this survey through a link your company sent you, no need to take this one here.)

Thank you for being part of EMPOWER and for sharing your perspective!

- Charlie and the AFPM EMPOWER Team

As always — if you have ideas for EMPOWER content, respond to this email or reach me directly at charlie@afpm.org.

What we’re reading this week

Will the ‘26-‘27 RFS ‘unleash’ affordable, reliable energy? - AFPM
That’s looking like a hard no. The Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to finalize the largest and most expensive Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandate in history. This would significantly increase costs for American refiners and consumers.

The Wrong Way to Help Farmers - The Wall Street Journal
What does all this mean? For one, higher costs for refiners, much of which will be passed on to U.S. consumers in higher prices at the pump. An analysis for American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers estimated that EPA’s proposed rule will impose $70 billion in compliance costs on refiners next year, about twice as much as in 2023.

Oil Prices Set to Drop below $60 by Year-End - OilPrice.com
Oil prices could fall below $60 per barrel by the end of the year as OPEC+ continues to unwind production, analysts say after the group began rolling back the last layer of output cuts.  

EU Weighs New Sanctions on Russian Oil and Banks - RigZone
The package, which would be the bloc's 19th since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022, could also see the EU target Russia's payment and credit card systems, crypto exchanges as well as further restrictions on the country’s oil trade, according to people familiar with the matter.

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