CVR proceeds with stalled Oklahoma RD conversion as soybean oil prices drop

The lower price of soybean oil has given CVR Energy the incentive to finish the conversion of the hydrocracker at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery and get it ready to start up in mid-April. Originally scheduled for September 2021, CVR put a halt to the conversion of the hydrocracker and kept it running petroleum-based feeds mainly because of the high price…