July 29 (Reuters) -

A major U.S. refining trade group sent a list of complaints

about the Trump administration's handling of biofuel policies to

top Republican lawmakers, representing the first rift between

the oil industry and the White House since President Donald

Trump began his second term, according to a letter seen by

Reuters.

The letter from the American Fuel and Petrochemical

Manufacturers underscores a growing divide between oil producers

and refiners in the nation's capital, a once unified club that

has split in recent years over the nation's biofuels policy.

Integrated oil majors like ExxonMobil ( XOM ) and Chevron ( CVX )

have used their large financial resources to invest in

biofuel production while independent refiners like PBF Energy ( PBF )

and CVR Energy ( CVI ) complain that farm-friendly

policy has created onerous costs that threaten plants.

AFPM did not respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly; Editing by

Chizui Nomiyama )