OPIS Insights

July 25, 2025
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...

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July 11, 2025
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...

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July 8, 2025
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,...

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June 27, 2025
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....

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June 20, 2025
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...

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June 12, 2025
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,...

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June 11, 2025
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...

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May 30, 2025
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...

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May 30, 2025
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...

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March 26, 2025
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...

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January 31, 2025
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...

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January 29, 2025
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...

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January 20, 2025
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...

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January 9, 2025
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...

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January 7, 2025
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...

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November 22, 2024
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...

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November 12, 2024
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...

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October 16, 2024
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...

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September 13, 2024
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...

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August 13, 2024
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...

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June 12, 2024
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...

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May 10, 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...

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April 19, 2024
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....

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March 21, 2024
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...

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March 12, 2024
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...

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February 12, 2024
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...

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February 1, 2024
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...

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January 26, 2024
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,...

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January 16, 2024
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...

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January 10, 2024
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...

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November 8, 2023
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...

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September 25, 2023
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...

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September 15, 2023
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.

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August 25, 2023
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...

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August 9, 2023
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...

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