Navigating the Spike: Storage, Fuel Volatility & Margin Protection

Aired on June 15, 2026 - Available to Watch On-Demand

Navigating the Spike: Storage, Fuel Volatility & Margin Protection

Watch a practical discussion on how fuel marketers can use pricing intelligence and storage access together to protect margins and capture arbitrage when markets move fast, hosted by OPIS and The Tank Tiger. Featuring Tanya Lee and Denton Cinquegrana of OPIS and Steven Barsamian of The Tank Tiger, this session explored how to spot early warning signs in rack and spot markets, respond to regional dislocations, and act before storage tightens and opportunities disappear.

Attendees will gain insights into interpreting rack-versus-spot spreads, contango and backwardation, then connect those insights to real-world storage decisions that can help fuel strategy. The webinar will also cover how storage demand and pricing trends can serve as an actionable early-warning signal ahead of supply disruptions, refinery outages, and broader price spikes.

Speakers:
  • Tanya Lee, Director of Rack Price Product Management, OPIS
  • Steven Barsamian, Chief Operating Officer, The Tank Tiger
  • Denton Cinquegrana, Chief Oil Analyst, OPIS

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On Demand Webinar: OPIS and the Tank Tiger

Denton Cinquegrana

Chief Oil Analyst, OPIS

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Tanya Lee

Director of Rack Product Development

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Steven Barsamian

Chief Operating Officer, The Tank Tiger

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Denton Cinquegrana

Denton CinquegranaChief Oil Analyst, OPIS

In more than a decade with OPIS, Denton has covered nearly all markets for which OPIS has price discovery. Before being named Chief Oil Analyst, he was Executive Editor for U.S. Refined Products, overseeing day-to-day market coverage operations. During his time as a Markets Editor, his primary focus was on the heavily benchmarked U.S. West Coast. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1997 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Media.

Tanya Lee

Tanya LeeDirector of Rack Product Development

Tanya Lee is Director of Rack Price Product Management at OPIS, with over 20 years of refined product price benchmarking experience. She works with a wide team at OPIS, developing, market-tracking rack reports and generating new product enhancements driven by stakeholder feedback.

Steven Barsamian

Steven BarsamianChief Operating Officer, The Tank Tiger

Steven Barsamian performs all of the heavy lifting behind the scenes at The Tank Tiger. With several years of industry experience, Steven has negotiated numerous deals for our clients. You can find him at all the industry events standing beside the buffet table.

Steven holds a BS in Sports Management from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Prior to joining The Tank Tiger, Steven worked at Princeton University as the Assistant to the Director of Football Operations while quarterbacking a plethora of game day responsibilities for the 2013 Ivy League Champion Tiger football team. Since his time at Princeton University, he went on to coach three high school State Championship teams.

Steven has joined the most exclusive and coveted club known to mankind – the 300 lb bench press club, a most important accolade at The Tank Tiger.