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Futures, Oil Market Basics, Rack Market, Spot Market
Fuel Buying 101: Futures and Spot Markets
Buying fuel is confusing even for seasoned pros. We’re here to help. The petroleum market features a slew of specialized...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
One Year Later: Ukraine War Spurs Europe Oil Price Volatility, New Trade Routes
One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, energy commodity flows across the globe have shifted and prices have experienced extreme bouts...
NGL & LPG
Most NGLs Exit 2022 at Lower Levels, to Face Bearish Headwinds in 2023
NGLs, like other hydrocarbons, have undergone a metamorphosis in recent years, given wild fluctuations in crude and natural gas prices...
Distillates, Spot Market
Refined Markets East of Rockies May See Volatility Extend
Volatility was the name of the game for east of the Rockies gasoline and distillate spot markets in 2022, with...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Europe Diesel Differentials Soar as Strikes Shut Refineries, Stocks Collapse
Refinery outages and falling inventory levels in Europe have significantly tightened diesel supplies across the continent, causing spot price differentials...
California, Gas & Diesel
US West Coast/Gulf Coast Renewable Diesel Market Growth Accelerates
Renewable diesel (RD) shipping volume between the U.S. Gulf Coast and U.S. West Coast has quickly gained market spotlights in...
Carbon
European Energy Crunch Support Carbon Prices Despite Economic Woes
A black sea of troubles is menacing Europe’s economies, as the continent stares down the barrel of a harsh winter...
Biofuels, Renewables, RINs, Spot Market
A Wrinkle in Time? How Record RVO Numbers May Drastically Alter 1Q Refinery Bottom Lines
Be on the lookout for some befuddled refining analysts and disappointed investors as public refiners disclose their first quarter earnings...
Biofuels, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
U.S. Regulatory Changes Alter Landscape for Summer Gasolines
On Jan. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule went into effect, and while some impacts...
IMO 2020, Shipping
Expert Sees Winding Path to Standard VLSFO Spec
After years of debate and a period when “IMO 2020” fuel-spec mandates dominated headlines, very low sulfur fuel oil has...