April 13, 2026 Express Update

Summer Leadership Conference The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association (PPA) and Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors’ Association (MAPDA) are co-hosting the 2026 Summer Leadership Conference! We invite you to join us in Avalon, NJ, to kick off the summer with great leadership seminars and networking opportunities. The deadline for the hotel discount at ICONA Avalon expires on May 6. […]

Late last year, energy marketers across the country began reporting renewed delays in the processing of federal motor fuel excise tax (FET) ultimate vendor claims. The claims involve sales of clear, tax-excluded diesel fuel to state and local governments. In response, the Energy Marketers of America (EMA) sent a formal letter to Acting IRS Commissioner […]

PPA Political Action Committee Chairman Jason Flohr would like to recognize POMPAC and Energy Defense Fund contributions in March. March 2026 POMPAC Contributions The Pennsylvania Oil Marketer’s Political Action Committee (POMPAC) raises funds through personal contributions from industry stakeholders. The voluntary contributions to the POMPAC fund are used by the PPA to directly support political officials in […]

The Energy Marketers of America (EMA) submitted formal comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the proposed regulations implementing the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. EMA strongly supported the IRS’s proposed “suitable for use” standard for determining credit eligibility and commended the agency for aligning the definition with longstanding excise-tax principles that are […]