Vitol v. USA

  1. July 06, 2022

    5th Circ. Denies Vitol Rehearing in $8.8M Tax Suit

    The Fifth Circuit won't rethink its denial of energy company Vitol's bid for $8.8 million in tax refunds for alternative fuel mixture tax credits, according to an order released Wednesday.

  2. May 09, 2022

    5th Circ. Urged To Reconsider Vitol Loss In $8.8M Tax Suit

    Energy company Vitol Inc. asked the Fifth Circuit to rethink its denial of $8.8 million in tax refunds, saying the court erroneously determined that butane doesn't count as a liquefied petroleum gas for purposes of a fuel mixture credit. 

  3. March 24, 2022

    5th Circ. Denies Vitol's $8.8M Tax Bid For Butane Blends

    Vitol cannot recoup $8.8 million in taxes after the Fifth Circuit ruled it wasn't qualified for alternative fuel mixture tax credits for its butane blends because butane doesn't count as a liquefied petroleum gas under the statute authorizing the credit.

  4. February 28, 2022

    Vitol Says Changes To Law Don't Affect $8.8M Fuel Credit Case

    Energy company Vitol said the Fifth Circuit should ignore congressional clarifications on a statute governing Vitol's request for $8.8 million in alternative fuel mixture tax credits because the amendments came after its claim and are irrelevant.

  5. February 15, 2022

    5th Circ. Wants Additional Briefs In $8.8M Fuel Credit Case

    The Fifth Circuit asked energy company Vitol and the U.S. government for additional briefs on how the court should weigh congressional clarifications on a statute governing Vitol's request for $8.8 million in alternative fuel mixture tax credits.

  6. February 04, 2021

    Vitol Entitled To $8.8M Fuel Tax Credit, 5th Circ. Told

    A panel of Fifth Circuit judges on Thursday focused on a potential conflict in the statutes authorizing fuel tax credits during oral arguments as Vitol Inc. wants $8.8 million in alternative fuel mixture tax credits for its butane blends.

  7. September 10, 2020

    Vitol Ineligible For $8.8M In Fuel Tax Credits, 5th Circ. Told

    Vitol isn't entitled to $8.8 million in alternative fuel mixture tax credits for its butane blends, as those mixtures essentially combine gasoline with gasoline, rendering them ineligible for the credit, the U.S. told the Fifth Circuit Thursday.

  8. July 29, 2020

    Vitol's Butane Fuel Mixture Qualifies For Tax Credit, 5th Circ. Told

    The Fifth Circuit should find that butane is a liquefied petroleum gas entitled to a tax credit for alternative fuels, Valero told the appeals court in an amicus brief in its fellow energy company Vitol's $8.8 million dispute.

  9. July 21, 2020

    Vitol Entitled To $8.8M In Fuel Tax Credits, 5th Circ. Told

    Vitol is entitled to an $8.8 million tax refund because its fuel mixtures qualify for an alternative fuel mixture credit, the energy company told the Fifth Circuit, arguing that a lower court wrongly strayed from the statute authorizing the credit.