Crude oil, Energy Insider, Refined Fuels
Barron’s Energy Insider | In Partnership with OPIS | Video – July 28, 2025
Watch: Barron’s Senior Energy Writer Laura Sanicola and OPIS Chief Oil Analyst Denton Cinquegrana discuss what’s ahead for oil this...
Crude oil, Energy Insider, Refined Fuels
Barron’s Energy Insider | In Partnership with OPIS | Video – July 14, 2025
Watch: Barron’s Senior Energy Writer Laura Sanicola and OPIS Chief Oil Analyst Denton Cinquegrana discuss what’s ahead for oil this...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Refined Fuels
How To Read Your Wholesale Rack Report
Your wholesale rack report is a powerful tool for both suppliers and buyers, helping you track fuel prices, identify trends,...
Crude oil, Energy Insider, Refined Fuels
Barron’s Energy Insider | In Partnership with OPIS | Video – June 30, 2025
Watch: Barron’s Managing Editor Daren Fonda and OPIS Chief Oil Analyst Denton Cinquegrana discuss what’s ahead for oil this week....
Crude oil, Energy Insider, Refined Fuels
Barron’s Energy Insider | In Partnership with OPIS | Video – June 23, 2025
Watch: Barron’s Senior Energy Writer Laura Sanicola and OPIS Chief Oil Analyst Denton Cinquegrana discuss what’s ahead for oil this...
Jet fuel, Refined Fuels
Europe’s Jet Fuel Imports Surge Ahead of Summer Travel Season
Europe is ramping up purchases of jet fuel as market participants stock up ahead of the peak summer travel season,...
Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels
Will Gasoline Demand Recover This Summer Driving Season?
Memorial Day weekend is in the rearview mirror, and that means the summer driving season has officially begun. Where retail...
Oil Market Basics, Refined Fuels, Retail Market
Pricing 101: Demystifying Retail Fuel Prices and Players
The retail portion of the fuel chain is the most visible to the general public and likely the most complex...
Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels
Hurricane Path Tracker: US Refinery Impacts
Refinery disruptions and fuel price volatility are just a sliver of the massive repercussions that can stem from hurricanes. Storms...
Ethanol, Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels, Spot Market
Midwest Gasoline: New Specifications May Impact Pricing in Summer 2025
Stakeholders supplying gasoline for the 2025 summer driving season have encountered significant uncertainty in recent months over the Environmental Protection...
Refined Fuels, Spot Market
Exports and Refinery Closure are Key to USGC Gasoline Market
The Gulf Coast spot gasoline market will face several developments that could affect prices in 2025, including the first-quarter closing...
Distillates, Refined Fuels
USGC Distillate Market Begins 2025 with Risks and Opportunities
The U.S. Gulf Coast distillate market, which was characterized in 2024 by lower price volatility, healthy stocks and high export...
Refined Fuels, Spot Market
Midwest Spot Market Faces Questions Over Tariffs and RVP Waiver
The U.S. Midwest spot refined product market began 2025 with questions over whether the Trump administration will impose tariffs on...
Refined Fuels, Spot Market
New York Harbor Spot Market Faces Uncertainty Over Potential Tariffs
The New York Harbor spot refined products market, which has long depended on imports, has started off 2025 with uncertainty...
Jet fuel, Refined Fuels
2025 is Likely to Bring Lower Jet Fuel Prices and Higher Demand
The U.S. jet fuel market in early 2025 is expected to continue the pattern set over the final months of...
Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels, Retail Market
Unbranded Gasoline Market Share Continues to Grow at Branded Expense
It was not that long ago that branded outlets sold most of the fuel, but the past six or so...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities, Refined Fuels, Shipping
The Cost of Compliance: Financial Impacts of EU ETS on Maritime Transport
As the maritime industry braces for the expansion of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), financial considerations are...
Futures, Futures Market, Refined Fuels, Spot Market
Refining Margins Face Third-Quarter Struggles
The major refiners will release earnings by mid-November, and the refining margin results will likely disappoint Wall Street. Most analysts...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Refined Fuels, Retail Market
Summer Driving Season: Demand Disappoints, Margins Save the Day
Evidence continues to mount that 2019 represented the peak for U.S. gasoline demand as a slow decline in 2024 retail...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Refined Fuels, Retail Market
For Gasoline Retailers the Best is on its Way
Major League Baseball playoff races are heating up and the importance of the offensive “big inning” is magnified in August...
Futures, Rack Market, Refined Fuels, Retail Market
May was Spectacular for Margins, but Volume Concerns Remain
May can be a Jekyll and Hyde type of month when it comes to gross rack-to-retail margins, but the 2024...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Refined Fuels, Spot Market
Refinery Mixology: What’s in Your Gasoline?
Fun fact of the day: refiners, generally speaking, don’t make gasoline. Drivers may think that crude oil goes into a...
Futures, Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels
US Gasoline Prices: Fear the Bactrian Camel
Expect to see plenty of news stories this spring that warn of US gasoline prices about to move above $4/gallon....
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Refined Fuels
Why Do Gasoline Prices Climb in the Spring? A Look at RVP
As the weather warms up with summer on the horizon, US gasoline prices will likely follow the season’s temperatures and...
Refined Fuels, Spot Market
Midwest Spot Fuels Market Has Murky E15 Outlook
US Midwest spot refined product market participants entered 2024 with major questions over how EPA will handle a 2022 request...
LNG, Refined Fuels
Delayed LNG Terminal Starts to Limit US Export Capacity Growth
The US LNG industry experienced an up-and-down 2023 and 2024 will likely continue with more of the same. Recently, there...
Crude oil, Natural Gas, Refined Fuels
True Costs of EU’s Russian Diesel Ban Emerge One Year Later
Twelve months ago, on Feb. 5, 2023, the European Union effectively relinquished its main source of diesel supply by implementing...
Ethanol, Refined Fuels
US Ethanol Industry Explores Avenues for Expanding its Markets
While margins on fuel ethanol production through 2023 remained mostly positive and, by most accounts, were profitable for long stretches,...
Jet fuel, Refined Fuels
Jet Fuel Demand Continues to Recover in 2024 as Sustainable Aviation Fuel Use Increases
US jet fuel demand in 2023 continued to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the commercial airline industry began to...
Bunker fuel, Refined Fuels
Another Challenging Year in Store for the Bunker Industry
The marine fuels market has been tested each year since the turn of the decade by tighter emission regulations, higher...
Biofuels, Jet fuel, Refined Fuels
What’s Behind the Thirst for Sustainable Jet Fuel and Diesel
Sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel don’t make as many headlines as other renewables, but they are critical to the...
Jet fuel, Refined Fuels
Mid-2023 Brings Boost in Air Travel on US West Coast
Passenger traffic totals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in July 2023 reached 7.308 million, representing a 15.17% increase compared...
Crude oil, Refined Fuels
Analysis: Latest Rise to $90/bbl Crude Underscores Dramatic Downstream Changes
On September 14, 2023, front month WTI futures surpassed $90/bbl for the first time since November 2022.
C-stores, Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels
Top Retail Fuel Station Brands Revealed
An updated report for 2022 on the top retail gasoline and diesel chains in the country showed surprising results. Here...
Gas & Diesel, Refined Fuels
European Diesel Cracks Soar Amid Tight Supply and Refinery Outages
Prices and cracks for diesel and other oil products surged in late July and early August, reflecting tight supply and...