Analysis of Octane Costs

(Wed, 28 Nov 2018) The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) commissioned a two-phase study to examine the possible changes in U.S. refinery operations that might be causing the increasing price differential between premium gasoline and regular retail gasoline prices since 2010.

High gasoline inventories help drive U.S. refining margins to five-year lows

(Tue, 27 Nov 2018) Flattening year-over-year growth in gasoline demand in the United States, combined with high levels of refinery output, have contributed to low or negative motor gasoline refining margins for refiners along the East and Gulf Coasts. Gasoline refining margins—the difference between the spot price of gasoline and the Brent crude oil spot price—have been on a downward trend since August, and these margins have been at some of their lowest October and November levels in the past five years.

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