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OPIS Energy Prices Overview

Watch this brief video to see how OPIS helps customers buy and sell energy commodities with confidence. Learn more about our price benchmarks, accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events in the downstream spot, wholesale rack and retail markets.

Plastics Recycling and The Circular Economy

As the world looks to reduce its dependence on fossil-based resources, the transition to a circular plastics ecosystem is at a critical point globally. This webinar, part of the Dow Jones Energy & Sustainability event series, addresses this transition. Watch the replay (recorded on Sept. 28, 2022).

OPIS PricePro: The next generation fuel pricing solution

OPIS PricePro is your next generation fuel pricing software solution. Make your fuel prices competitive at every station, every minute of every day. Know the moment your prices lose their competitive edge. Faster, smarter pricing decisions can be delivered via your POS system at each station.

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OPIS Energy Prices Overview

Watch this brief video to see how OPIS helps customers buy and sell energy commodities with confidence. Learn more about our price benchmarks, accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events in the downstream spot, wholesale rack and retail markets.

Plastics Recycling and The Circular Economy

As the world looks to reduce its dependence on fossil-based resources, the transition to a circular plastics ecosystem is at a critical point globally. This webinar, part of the Dow Jones Energy & Sustainability event series, addresses this transition. Watch the replay (recorded on Sept. 28, 2022).

McCloskey Coal, Metals & Mining Services

McCloskey by OPIS provides commodity pricing, data, analytics and market news solutions across the full coal, metals and mining value chain.

How High Will Gasoline Prices Go?

Leading OPIS analysts Tom Kloza and Denton Cinquegrana join Lauren Rublin, senior managing editor of Barron's, to examine the forces pushing gasoline and diesel prices higher amid the conflict in Ukraine. What can be done to stem the rise? Watch the replay (recorded on March 17, 2022)

Connect your fuel station's data to today's modern vehicles

An overview of connected car technology provided by OPIS NAVX. Drivers can locate the best deals for fuel with in-dash applications and mobile devices in their cars.

OPIS Ethanol & Biodiesel Information Service

Easily keep up with the latest pricing and news in the complex and evolving biofuels market. From the changing political environment and regulatory uncertainty to transportation challenges and other unpredictable factors, get the scoop directly to your inbox.

Carbon Market Report

Easily track and manage carbon compliance costs to your business with the OPIS Carbon Market Report, complete with environmental pricing and costs, plus market news and analysis. Strategically manage costs and risks to make better business decisions.

OPIS Solutions for Financial Institutions

OPIS provides price intelligence for oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, renewable fuels, NGLs & petrochemicals - along with breaking news and in-depth price analysis - to enrich the energy strategies of the financial services sector.

Get to know OPIS Mexico Racks

OPIS is the first price reporting agency to calculate implied wholesale costs in Mexico's fuel markets. View retail and implied wholesale prices at all terminals in Mexico, plus actual rack prices for key cities. Get trusted fuel price discovery in the midst of Mexico's energy reform.

Get to know the Mexico Fuels Report

The Mexico Fuels Report provides an unprecedented level of transparency for Mexico's fuel market, delivering a landed spot index for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel based on daily OPIS assessments for U.S. benchmark refined product spot markets. Understand the true cost of supplying fuel into Mexico.

How the OPIS Spot Ticker Saves You Money

Learn how gasoline and diesel price moves in the spot market ripple to the rack and how the OPIS Spot Ticker helps you get ahead of wholesale price volatility so you can save money.

How OPIS Helps Fuel Wholesalers & Jobbers

A petroleum jobber’s focus is the price of fuel, because fuel reselling is the core of their business. Find out how, for nearly 40 years, OPIS by IHS Markit has helped wholesalers and jobbers buy and sell fuel with confidence.

How Pennies Add Up for Global LPG

The global LPG market is volatile and made even more complex by the need to make complicated conversions between U.S. prices in cts/gal and global values in $/mt. See how a desktop tool simplifies things.

OPIS Events

OPIS events focus on your specific sector of the fuel industry with relevant topics and engaging experts that frame critical issues and present solutions. Network with peers and conduct business in person, saving you additional travel time and expense.

OPIS Solutions for Refiners

Refiners face unique challenges from the refinery to the wholesale distribution rack. OPIS understands those hurdles and provides complete pricing and analysis to help refiners stay profitable. Find out how.

Cap & Trade in Your Gas and Diesel Rack Report

In 2014, OPIS began accounting for Cap and Trade in its California gas and diesel rack price reports. However, suppliers have not standardized how they reflect compliance costs in their prices. See how we account for Cap and Trade in our rack fuel data.

OPIS PetroChem Wire

OPIS PetroChem Wire connects the complex and varied market with news, analysis and actual spot market transactional prices for commodities such as ethylene, propylene and resins.

Winter 2019 Retail Fuel Scorecard

See how gasoline retailers fared when it came to volumes, margins, prices, market share and volatility in winter 2019. OPIS RetailSuite data showed a mixed bag for gas stations.

OPIS for Petrochemical and NGL Companies

The petrochemical and NGL markets need a price reporting agency that understands the varied fundamentals driving prices & the unique challenges facing this highly-segmented industry. Find out how OPIS pricing & analysis helps connect the dots.

The dollars and cents of OPIS Racks

A few cents can add up over time when it comes to buying gasoline and diesel fuel at the rack. See how a third-party, independent reference can clarify the process.

AnalyticsPro

Managing stores with outdated pricing tactics is leaving Mike’s bottom line vulnerable. OPIS AnalyticsPro brings Mike up-to-date with competitor price trends.

OPIS Global Marine Fuels

New regulations issued by the International Maritime Organization require vessels use lower-sulfur bunkering fuel effective January 1, 2020. This means a new fuel must be created. OPIS Global Marine Fuels provides daily full-day price calculations for VLSFO and transparency for key marine fuel prices worldwide.

Axxis Software MobileRite

Fuel delivery communications can require a lot of manual paperwork & time-consuming back and forth between drivers and dispatchers. Learn how Axxis Software’s MobileRite app streamlines an entire fuel order, allowing drivers to access orders and connect sourcing and delivery information.

Real-Time Global LPG Pricing

Learn more about the OPIS Global LPG Ticker. Track live European and Asian spot LPG markets and compare them with the Mont Belvieu hub for a better understanding of global price trends and arbitrage opportunities.

OPIS MarketSharePro

Use MarketSharePro to identify and evaluate retail fuel markets for expansion, discover which brands are market leaders and selling the most fuel per site and compare brand power in your target market.

OPIS DemandPro

Mike's having a bad day. His boss thinks the Fuel 'n' Save is lagging behind fuel volume averages because he saw data online indicating sales are behind the curve. So, Mike's turning to OPIS DemandPro for data collected directly from station owners to prove his station's sales are in-line with regional trends and help him develop the best price strategy.

Fuel Temperature Correction Explained

When temperatures shift, fuel volumes fluctuate. This can cause confusion at the wholesale fuel rack. Learn all you need to know about <a href="https://www.opisnet.com/product/pricing/rack/temperature-correction-assessment-report/">fuel temperature correction</a>.

NGL, LPG and LNG Explained

These three gas market terms may look similar, but each one has unique characteristics. Find out the difference between NGL, LPG and LNG in a quick video.

OPIS Invoice Checker

If you buy fuel and need to periodically audit your supplier's bill, a cost-effective OPIS tool may be just right for you. <a href="https://www.opisnet.com/product/pricing/price-history/invoice-checker/" title="OPIS Invoice Checker">Find out about the OPIS Invoice Checker</a>

Diesel Fuel Hedging

Find out the basics of diesel fuel price hedging. See how you can use financial instruments to help control costs and profit margins in a volatile market.

Rack Fuel Pricing 101

Get the basics about gasoline and diesel products sold at the rack. How is fuel priced? Who are the major market participants? Why do you need to know what fuel is mandated in your area? Find out more.

OPIS in Australia

OPIS fuel market intelligence has come to Australia. The Australian fuel market relies on imports, so OPIS delivers daily updates on key prices and trends in the Singapore spot market. See how in this video and be among the first to leverage it for your competitive advantage.

Don't settle for just part of a full day's fuel trades.

The spot fuel price market trades around the clock. So, why settle for a spot pricing service that only reports a small portion of the day’s trades? Find out more about OPIS’ full-day spot pricing methodology.

OPIS Gasoline & Diesel Racks

Millions of gallons of gasoline and diesel are delivered every day in the U.S. fuel market. Participants in the wholesale rack fuel sector look to OPIS to establish a transparent cost basis for fuel transactions and long-term contracts. Learn more about our comprehensive wholesale rack fuel price reports for gasoline and diesel.

How OPIS Helps You Succeed in Mexico's Fuel Markets

OPIS is leading the way in providing evolving Mexico fuel markets with pricing, news and analysis. The North American fuel market has trusted OPIS for some 40 years to help it buy and sell fuel with confidence. See how we are bringing that expertise to Mexico.

OPIS RetailSuite Helps Your Business Grow

Meet Matt, the owner of Pump It Up, a chain of c-stores that sell gas. Watch how Matt used OPIS RetailSuite – an all-in-one resource of pricing and market intelligence – to knock out his competitors and boost profits. Learn how RetailSuite can do the same for your business.

OPIS PricePro: The next generation fuel pricing solution

OPIS PricePro is your next generation fuel pricing software solution. Make your fuel prices competitive at every station, every minute of every day. Know the moment your prices lose their competitive edge. Faster, smarter pricing decisions can be delivered via your POS system at each station.

OPIS MarginPro

Discover how you to rate your retail gas station’s performance against key competitors in any market. See what local price leaders make on each gallon of fuel they sell. Find out more about OPIS MarginPro.

OPIS Helps Municipalities Buy Fuel

Meet Lisa, the new fuel buyer for the City of Centerville. Lisa’s tasked with saving the City on its fuel bills, but she’s never purchased fuel before. Find out how OPIS helped Lisa unlock her buying power to pay a better prices on gas and diesel.

OPIS Helps the Transportation Sector Buy Gasoline, Diesel & Jet Fuel

Airlines, trucking fleets and rail lines need a partner to help them understand how to buy diesel and jet fuel effectively and provide a reliable cost basis for transactions. Find out how OPIS provides the transportation sector the pricing, news, analysis and training to make strategic decisions.

Axxis Overview

Are you missing critical opportunities in your wholesale fuel market because your systems are not fully automated? Axxis Software, part of OPIS, plugs into your existing back-office system and helps you save time and money, cut errors and improve margins. Find out how!