By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 31 -- Countrymark Cooperative Inc. claimed a US first for moving soy biodiesel blended with conventional diesel through a private pipeline.
Its 8-in. 238-mile pipeline carried 210,000 gal of a blend of 5% biodiesel and 95% conventional diesel from the 23,500 b/d refinery it operates in Mount Vernon, Ind., to a terminal in Jolietville, Ind.
Countrymark said tests confirmed fuel quality and integrity throughout the shipment.