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January 31, 2023
Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel, Retail Market

10 Predictions for 2023: A Look at an Oil-Soaked 2023 Crystal Ball

The following is an excerpt from Americas: Oil Market Outlook 2023. 1 U.S. gasoline prices will again command the consumer...

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September 21, 2022
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market

Summer Gasoline Demand Struggled But Still Profitable

Now that the summer driving season has come to an end, the scorecard from OPIS shows what was a very...

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September 1, 2021
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market

Ida’s Impact Likely to Be Measured in Weeks

Hurricane Ida, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on August 29th packing strong winds and heavy rain along...

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September 15, 2020
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market, Spot Market

Hurricane Laura Aftermath; Pandemic-inspired Demand Reductions

*Editor’s Note: Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall late tonight or Wednesday along the Mississippi-Alabama coast. As of 2...

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April 13, 2020
C-stores, Gas & Diesel

Q1 2020 Review: An Unprecedented Quarter for Gasoline Retailers

The first quarter of 2020 brought unprecedented challenges to the downstream petroleum industry, as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began to...

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July 22, 2019
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market

Summer Driving Season: Is Gasoline Demand Rising or Falling?

Now that summer 2019 driving season is in full swing, gasoline demand moves into focus.

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December 17, 2018
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel

2018 Oil Price Recap: Looking Back at an Oddball Year

2018 was one of the odder years in recent oil price memory for several key reasons.

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July 26, 2018
Futures Market

Video: Oil Prices Head Higher

Though oil prices were knocked lower in the middle of July, this past week saw them climb up again.

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July 19, 2018
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market

Video: Analysis of July’s Oil Price Drop

July 2018 has so far witnessed a steep drop in oil prices. 

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June 18, 2018
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market

Oil Price Analysis: Mid-Year 2018 Update

A steady diet of curveballs may be the best way to describe the first half of 2018 for oil and...

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