Exxon,Sunoco predict quick phaseout of MTBE gasoline

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Salt Lake C/ty-ExxonMobil sees a"fairly rapid"phaseout of MTBE-blended gasoline by US refiners ahead of the May 5 repeal of the US oxygenate mandate,CEO Rex Tillerson said March 21 at the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association annual meeting.Big East Coast refiner Sunoco also sees a rapid phaseout,with possible"temporary disruptions"at gasoline terminals this summer if supplies of MTBE replacement ethanol,which faces logistical concerns,fail to get to refiners,Sunoco executive vice president Joel Maness told Platts on the sidelines of the meeting.