PBF Energy: Renewable diesel production down in Q1 due to catalyst change
May 1, 2025
BY Erin Krueger
PBF Energy on May 1 announced that its St. Bernard Renewables facility produced approximately 10,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel during the first quarter, down from 17,000 barrels per day during the fourth quarter of last year. Reduced production reflects a catalyst change that began in March and was completed in April.
The SBR biorefinery is co-located at PBF Energy’s Chalmette oil refinery in Louisiana. The 320 MMgy facility primarily produces renewable diesel and is jointly owned by PBF Energy and Eni Sustainable Mobility Spa. PBF and Eni closed on the 50-50 partnership in St. Bernard Renewables in mid-2023.
The SBR facility’s renewable diesel unit began operations in June 2023, and a feedstock pretreatment unit was brought online the following month. Eni In October 2024 announced an agreement to sell a 25% stake in its Enilive business to U.K. based KKR. Eni’s ownership share in SBR is among the assets held by its Enilive business.
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Moving into the second quarter of 2025, SBR is expected to produce 12,000 to 14,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel.
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