Tom Kloza
As Global Head of Energy Analysis, Tom has covered downstream oil markets for over 40 years. A magna cum laude graduate of St. Francis University, Tom has a degree in English and has analyzed crude oil, refined products, and gas liquids for parts of four decades. He has also written commentary for Marketwatch and is a regular guest commentator for Bloomberg Financial Markets and NPR Marketplace. He provides unbiased and expert commentary for print and electronic media during times of oil volatility, and is regularly quoted in virtually every U.S. and international periodical.
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Recent Posts
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel
Oil Prices in H2 2019: 6 Market Wild Cards to Watch
Oil prices love to improvise.
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market
Retail Gasoline Profits Set Records in January 2019
January can be a cruel month for gasoline retailers. It inevitably brings the lowest demand of the year but often higher...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Retail Market
Gasoline Retailers Find the Big Inning with Price Margins
Baseball teams like the New York Yankees are often criticized because they depend on the “Big Inning” to juice up...
Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel
Gasoline, Diesel & Jet Refining: Geography Creates Winners & Losers
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . . “
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Crude Oil Price Trend Analysis for 2019
The year 2019 may set the stage for a transformative decade, with crude oil prices looking capricious and unstable. Here...
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market
Retail Gasoline & Diesel Prices See Difficult Spring Profit Margins
Gas station operators, distributors and retailers were likely glad to see spring 2018 fade into the past.
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market
Retail Fuel Station Acquisitions Still Red-Hot: Thorntons for Sale?
Mergers & acquisitions have changed the face of the modern retail fuel marketplace. It’s a trend that appears here to...
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market
Gasoline Price Forecast Summer 2018
Baby, you can drive my car – if you’ve got $2.75-$3 per gallon this summer.
Crude oil, Futures, Gas & Diesel
What the Seven and Seven Oil Cocktail Means For Price Forecasting
The Seven-and-Seven Oil Cocktail Oil pundits predicting a return of $75/bbl or higher benchmark crude prices are delusional. They are...
Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel
ExxonMobil Trading Strategy Shift Focuses on Refined Products
Seismic strategic changes are in progress for the world’s largest oil major, ExxonMobil.