The Albany Gazette - XCF Global (NASDAQ:SAFX) Highlights Domestic Renewable Diesel as a Strategic Hedge Amid U.S. Refinery Crude Feedstock Constraints

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 27, 2026 / XCF Global Inc. ("XCF") (NASDAQ:SAFX), a scaling U.S.-based producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel ("SAF"), today addressed current dynamics across North American fuel markets as U.S. refiners face tighter crude slates following recent production pullbacks and maintenance across Canadian oil sands facilities.

Because Canadian heavy crude is a primary feedstock for North American diesel production, supply reductions create direct margin pressure and output bottlenecks for traditional refining infrastructure. XCF Global's production model, anchored by its flagship New Rise Renewables Reno facility, operates entirely outside the petroleum crude supply chain, converting domestic agricultural and waste byproducts directly into drop-in distillates.

Key Strategic Advantages During Conventional Supply Squeezes:

Crude-Free Feedstock Independence: Unlike petroleum refiners tied to pipeline flows and heavy crude price spreads, XCF utilizes domestic waste streams (such as distillers corn oil) that are not impacted by geopolitical crude disruptions.

Drop-In Middle Distillate Relief: Renewable diesel functions as a direct, seamless replacement for petroleum diesel across commercial fleets, municipal transport, and industrial distribution without requiring engine modifications or new dispensing infrastructure.

Commercial Momentum: Building on its daily commercial delivery pace at the New Rise Reno facility, XCF continues to advance its operational throughput toward its permitted nameplate capacity of up to 38 million gallons per year.

"Whenever cross-border crude pipelines or oil sands extraction face downtime, conventional refiners feel an immediate squeeze in their middle distillate output," said Chris Cooper, Chief Executive Officer of XCF Global. "XCF Global was built to solve this exact vulnerability. By refining domestic, waste-based feedstocks right here in the U.S., we deliver stable, commercial-scale renewable diesel while staying focused on scaling production where feedstock supply and customer demand are best aligned. That approach helps protect commercial fuel buyers from crude market shocks while supporting alternative lower emissions fuels."

XCF believes its domestic, waste-based production model can support greater fuel supply resilience while providing a lower-carbon pathway for middle distillate production.

About XCF Global, Inc.

XCF Global, Inc. ("XCF") is a U.S.-based producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel ("SAF") focused on decarbonizing transportation while supporting domestic fuel supply and energy security. The Company's flagship facility, New Rise Renewables Reno, has a permitted nameplate production capacity of up to 38 million gallons per year. XCF intends to advance a pipeline of potential expansion opportunities in Nevada, North Carolina and Florida and to build relationships across the energy and transportation sectors that it believes could support the scaling of renewable fuels production. Any such opportunities remain subject to, among other factors, feasibility assessments, financing, regulatory approvals and market conditions. XCF is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and trades under the symbol SAFX.

Contacts

XCF Global: Corporate Communications
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These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (1) changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political, and legal conditions; (2) unexpected increases in XCF Global's expenses, including manufacturing and operating expenses and interest expenses, as a result of potential inflationary pressures, changes in interest rates and other factors; (3) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of negotiations and any agreements with regard to XCF Global's offtake arrangements; (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the parties to the Business Combination or others; (5) XCF Global's ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing standards and thereafter continue to meet Nasdaq's continued listing standards; (6) XCF Global's ability to integrate the operations of New Rise and implement its business plan on its anticipated timeline; (7) XCF Global's ability to raise financing to fund its operations and business plan and the terms of any such financing; (8) the New Rise Reno production facility's ability to produce the anticipated quantities of SAF without interruption or material changes to the SAF production process; (9) the New Rise Reno production facility's ability to continue producing renewable diesel in commercial quantities without interruption as the Company advances its planned transition toward SAF production; (10) XCF Global's ability to resolve current disputes between its New Rise subsidiary and its landlord with respect to the ground lease for the New Rise Reno facility; (11) XCF Global's ability to resolve current disputes between its New Rise subsidiary and its primary lender with respect to loans outstanding that were used in the development of the New Rise Reno facility; (12) payment of fees, expenses and other costs related to the completion of the Business Combination and the New Rise acquisitions; (13) the risk of disruption to the current plans and operations of XCF Global as a result of the consummation of the Business Combination; (14) XCF Global's ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination and the New Rise acquisitions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of XCF Global to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (15) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (16) risks related to extensive regulation, compliance obligations and rigorous enforcement by federal, state, and non-U.S. governmental authorities; (17) the possibility that XCF Global may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (18) the availability of tax credits and other federal, state or local government support; (19) risks relating to XCF Global's and New Rise's key intellectual property rights, including the possible infringement of their intellectual property rights by third parties; (20) the risk that XCF Global's reporting and compliance obligations as a publicly traded company divert management resources from business operations; (21) LOIs and MOUs may not advance to definitive agreements or commercial deployment; (22) the effects of increased costs associated with operating as a public company; and (23) various factors beyond management's control, including general economic conditions and other risks, uncertainties and factors set forth in XCF Global's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its most recent Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026, this Press Release and other filings XCF Global made or will make with the SEC in the future. If any of the risks actually occur, either alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, or XCF Global's assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that XCF Global does not presently know or that it currently believes are not material that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect XCF Global's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Press Release. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing XCF Global's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Press Release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. While XCF Global may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, XCF Global specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

SOURCE: XCF Global, Inc.

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