NPRA:MTBE ban impacts supply chain,causes price escalations

摘要

The National Petrochemicals and Refiners Association(NPRA) continues to stress the importance of balancing a supply-oriented fuels policy with continued environmental progress.Testifying before a Maryland House Committee on transportation fuels policy,NPRA advocate Charles Drevna warned,"Failure to fully consider the overall implications of an MTBE ban could transform the Maryland gasoline market and its infrastructure into an island,with little or no access to the supply and distribution chain of regional or neighboring states or importers."