Definitions, Sources and Explanatory Notes

 Category:   Petroleum Refining & Processing
 Topic:   Feedstocks Consumed for Production of Biofuels

  Definitions

Key Terms Definition
Petroleum Administration for Defense (PAD) Districts Geographic aggregations of the 50 States and the District of Columbia into five districts by the Petroleum Administration for Defense in 1950. These districts were originally defined during World War II for purposes of administering oil allocation. Description and maps of PAD Districts and Refining Districts.
Production Capacity The maximum amount of product that can be produced from processing facilities.
Refinery An installation that manufactures finished petroleum products from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons, and oxygenates.

For definitions of related energy terms, refer to the EIA Energy Glossary.

  Sources

  • Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-819, "Monthly Biofuels, Fuel Oxygenates, Isooctane, and Isooctene Report".
  • EIA Forms & Instructions .
  • Background, Survey Methodology and Statistical Details .

    •   Explanatory Notes

  		• Biofuels include fuel ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, renewable heating oil, renewable jet fuel, renewable naphtha, renewable gasoline, biobutanol, and "other" biofuels and biointermediates.
  		• Other Biofuels includes renewable diesel fuel, renewable heating oil, renewable jet fuel, renewable naphtha, renewable gasoline, and other renewable fuels.
  		• Renewable diesel and other biofuels feedstocks includes refineries co-processing renewable feedstock and petroleum.
  		• The solid fat is extracted from the tissues and fatty deposits of cattle, sheep, and other animals.
  		• Yellow grease includes used cooking oil.
  		• Other vegetable oils includes palm oil.
  		• sorghum oil and other vegetable oils.
  		• NESOI = Not elsewhere specified or identified.