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...
Carbon, Spot Market
Charting Growth in Carbon Markets Across the Asia Pacific
Carbon markets are increasingly being seen by countries in the Asia Pacific as a tool to reach decarbonization goals, and...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
The Only Chart You Will Ever Need to Convert Global NGLs
Anyone working in the gas liquids market knows the need (and hassle) to convert global NGLs. NGLs — a.k.a. ethane, propane,...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
Refinery Mixology: What’s in Your Gasoline?
Fun fact of the day: refiners, generally speaking, don’t make gasoline.
Spot Market
Pricing 101: Spot Fuel Markets Made Simple
Spot fuel markets are where gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other commodities get a physical price tag.
Futures, Oil Market Basics, Rack Market, Spot Market
Fuel Buying 101: Futures and Spot Markets
Buying fuel is confusing even for seasoned pros. We’re here to help. The petroleum market features a slew of specialized...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
One Year Later: Ukraine War Spurs Europe Oil Price Volatility, New Trade Routes
One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, energy commodity flows across the globe have shifted and prices have experienced extreme bouts...
Distillates, Spot Market
Refined Markets East of Rockies May See Volatility Extend
Volatility was the name of the game for east of the Rockies gasoline and distillate spot markets in 2022, with...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Europe Diesel Differentials Soar as Strikes Shut Refineries, Stocks Collapse
Refinery outages and falling inventory levels in Europe have significantly tightened diesel supplies across the continent, causing spot price differentials...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
Ukraine’s Fuel Crisis Deepens Amid Logistic Obstacles, Regional Shortages
Ukraine is in the grip of widespread fuel shortages as the country tears itself away from Russian exports, and imports...
Carbon, Spot Market
ANALYSIS: U.K.’s Much-Awaited Hydrogen Strategy May Unlock GBP4 Billion Investment
The U.K. government aims to attract private investment of 4 billion British pounds sterling ($5.51 billion) in blue and green...
Bunker fuel, Carbon, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
Shippers Eye Methanol Fuel as Means to Decarbonize Global Fleet
In 2013, the Vancouver, Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company introduced seven of the world’s first ocean-going vessels built with Germany’s MAN...
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Ida’s Impact Likely to Be Measured in Weeks
Hurricane Ida, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on August 29th packing strong winds and heavy rain along...
Distillates, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
How OPIS Covers Chicago Spot Fuel Prices
The Chicago spot fuel market is complex, with gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and kerosene sourced via several pipelines.
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
European Styrene and Benzene’s Six-Month Record Rollercoaster Ride
In January, after a socially-distant holiday season, with many countries announcing further lockdowns amid rising infection rates, the COVID-19 pandemic...
Carbon, Spot Market
INSIGHT: German Refineries Kick Off Complex Green Hydrogen Switch
In July, Royal Dutch Shell’s Rhineland complex will become the first refinery to operate an electrolyzer plant in Germany, ushering...
Bunker fuel, Carbon, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
Zero-Carbon Fuels Set to Transform the Future of Shipping
In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that internationally regulates shipping, adopted an...
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market, Spot Market
Beyond Mid-May Motor Fuel Madness: Will Gasoline Supply Scrambles Persist?
The First Driver of the 2021 Motor Fuel Panic In mid-April, a special report by Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)...
Bunker fuel, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
Panama Canal Bunkers Sales Slid Amid COVID-19, but Transitway Remains Key
Since the beginning of 2020, the world has been dramatically altered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biofuels, Renewables, RINs, Spot Market
A Wrinkle in Time? How Record RVO Numbers May Drastically Alter 1Q Refinery Bottom Lines
Be on the lookout for some befuddled refining analysts and disappointed investors as public refiners disclose their first quarter earnings...
Biofuels, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
U.S. Regulatory Changes Alter Landscape for Summer Gasolines
On Jan. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule went into effect, and while some impacts...
Crude oil, Spot Market
Beyond the pandemic: an Aramco perspective
Recapping his remarks at the Aramco Virtual Energy Forum in conjunction with IP Week 2021
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
OPIS Chicago Location-Specific Spot Pricing Options: More Ways to Improve Your Bottom Line
In 2020, OPIS launched Chicago location-specific refined spot pricing assessments for Buckeye Complex, Wolverine Pipeline and West Shore/Badger Pipeline, providing...
Biofuels, Ethanol, Renewables, RINs, Spot Market
2020 Energy Prices Complicated by Ag Products, Renewable Credits and Other Relationships
You need more than just a NYMEX or ICE futures’ screen to keep pace with petroleum prices, based on the...
Bunker fuel, IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
COVID-19 Rebound Key to Bunker and Shipping Markets
Mid-December seemed to be giving a peek into the 2021 bunker market, as fuel prices have been rising and Brent...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
Tradition and Rural Belief Systems May Hinder India’s Transition to Clean Cooking Fuels
A key message to emerge from the recent India Energy Forum by CERAWeek was the strong commitment by the Indian...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
ANALYSIS: U.K., European Refinery Turnaround Activity Parting Ways in 2021
Continental Europe’s largest oil refineries do not plan to undertake full-scale maintenance in 2021, while by contrast, the U.K. will...
Biofuels, NGL & LPG, Spot Market
The Multiple Pathways to Fossil-Free BioLPG
The LPG sector is exploring almost a dozen different pathways to usher in a decarbonized “bioLPG” future, however, commercial and...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Hard Brexit Would Shrivel Gasoline Flows Between UK and Europe
Time is ticking away to sign a Brexit deal, and the European gasoline market is bracing itself in case it...
Gas & Diesel, Retail Market, Spot Market
Hurricane Laura Aftermath; Pandemic-inspired Demand Reductions
*Editor’s Note: Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall late tonight or Wednesday along the Mississippi-Alabama coast. As of 2...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
What Is EP Mix? NGL Uses & Pricing
EP Mix is part of the natural gas liquid (NGL) family, with varied uses and a unique trading structure. Get...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
NGL Price Analysis & Export Outlook
Natural Gas Liquids prices dropped significantly in 2019, opening up opportunities – and challenges – for exports of products such...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
How to Buy Wholesale Gasoline and Diesel Using Spot Market Prices
If you buy gasoline and diesel from a wholesale rack, keeping an eye on spot market prices may be your...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
How to Find (and Use!) Your Ideal Gasoline and Diesel Price Report
In the fuel business, price transparency is everything. But how do you know what level of price discovery is right...
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
Polyethylene Exports & the U.S. & China Trade War
The U.S. polyethylene (PE) industry has spent massive resources during the past decade to capitalize on abundant, low-cost raw materials...
Crude oil, Ethanol, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Beyond Saudi Attacks: 4 Other Oil, Gasoline & Diesel Price Factors to Fear in 2020
Much of the oil, gasoline and diesel price direction in 2020 markets may be determined by whether the Middle East...
Futures Market, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
How Hurricanes Cause Oil, Gasoline and Diesel Price Changes
Oil price volatility is just a sliver of the massive repercussions that can stem from hurricanes.
IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
IMO 2020: Practical Analysis from a Global Shipping Hub
2020 brings radical changes for the global shipping world. We’re talking about IMO 2020.
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
U.S. Ethylene Prices in Q2 2019: Where Have All the Traders Gone?
Ethylene prices are having a tough year. Trading liquidity has dried up in a market that has shed 30% of...
Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel, Spot Market
Gasoline, Diesel & Jet Fuel 2019 Midyear Price Update
Gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices have been volatile in 2019. From political rhetoric to fundamentals, this year is shaping...
Carbon, Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
The California Gasoline Price Rally: What Happened, What’s Next
March and April 2019 were challenging months for California gasoline prices, with retail prices cresting $4/gal. OPIS’ Lisa Street and...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
3 Reasons U.S. West Coast Gas & Diesel Prices Are Prone to Volatility
The U.S. West Coast spot gasoline and diesel market is no stranger to dramatic price increases. But, what uniquely makes this...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Behind the California Retail Gas Price Spike: The Price Influence Chain in Action
Average retail gas prices in California have skyrocketed this spring, underscoring how the spot fuel market closely impacts prices at...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
Gasoline Price Volatility and the 2019 RVP Season
It’s almost spring (never mind that snow!), but the gasoline market is already thinking summer.
Natural Gas, Spot Market
Natural Gas Markets 101: How History Shaped Today’s Infrastructure
Did you know that at one time, the natural gas industry was under monopolistic control? Let’s take a look back...
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
U.S. Ethylene Prices in Q1 2019: Less-Than-Happy New Year
As yet, the year 2019 has not provided much in the way of a Happy New Year for ethylene sellers....
Natural Gas, Spot Market
Natural Gas Prices in 2019: A Regional Outlook
U.S. natural gas prices could very well be looking at a volatile year in 2019. While U.S. dry gas production...
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
Petrochemicals 101: The In’s & Out’s of the ‘Enes
The building blocks of the petrochemical world often take a back seat to the stars of the energy and manufacturing world. Let’s give...
IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
IMO Compliance Scramble: IHS Markit Study Findings
The oil market is facing a fuel specification change for which neither the refining nor shipping industry appears to be...
Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel, Spot Market
Jet Fuel Prices in 2019 to React to Crude, IMO, Strong Demand
For the past two years, consumption of jet fuel by U.S. airlines has been strong, meaning that the annual pace...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
2019 Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Market
Oil price futures are poised for a volatile 2019, if the end of 2018 is any indication. What will that...
Carbon, Spot Market
Carbon Credits: Paying the Pollution Price
Did you know there was a carbon market, setting the price for a chunk of polluted air?
IMO 2020, Shipping, Spot Market
IMO 2020 Regulations and Fuel Price Impact Explained
The global shipping world in 2020 will see a challenge no other petroleum-dependent industry has witnessed to date. The repercussions...
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Crude Oil Price Trend Analysis for 2019
The year 2019 may set the stage for a transformative decade, with crude oil prices looking capricious and unstable. Here...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
What Makes Gasoline Prices Go Up & Down?
Congratulations! You’ve planned an impromptu weekend getaway! The car is packed. Kids’ iPads are charged. Last thing you need to...
Coal, Natural Gas, Spot Market
Natural Gas & Coal Export Markets the Focus of Unique North American Energy Conference
My colleagues and I are excited to organize and attend the North American Export Coal & Gas Summit on October...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
Improve Gasoline and Diesel Buying with This Surprise Strategy
If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of buyers that pull gasoline and diesel from one of the...
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Video: Analysis of July’s Oil Price Drop
July 2018 has so far witnessed a steep drop in oil prices.
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Oil Price Rally Hits a Snag: Two Factors to Watch
The two-week-long run up in bulk U.S. gasoline prices in summer 2018 hit a mid-July roadblock when oil prices...
Jet fuel, Spot Market
Jet Fuel Prices Set to Fall this Summer, Say Some Analysts
Jet fuel prices in the U.S., Europe and Asia have become a victim of their own success as 2018 reaches...
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Intro to Fuel Pricing: OPIS Crash Course Podcast
The world runs on fuel. From upstream resources, like crude oil and natural gas, to refined products, like gasoline or...
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Oil Price Analysis: Mid-Year 2018 Update
A steady diet of curveballs may be the best way to describe the first half of 2018 for oil and...
Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel, Spot Market
How OPIS Assesses New York Harbor Spot Fuel Prices
Gasoline, diesel and jet fuel trade in the New York Harbor spot market on a full-day basis, with price swings...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Diesel Fuel Prices Set to Soar This Summer: Three Forecasts
Summer 2018 could get to be a hot one for diesel fuel. High diesel prices are in the forecast, given...
Gas & Diesel, Rack Market, Spot Market
Gasoline Price Volatility and the Spring RVP Transition
Spring has sprung – Nor’easters blanketing a huge swath of the United States in snow notwithstanding – but the gasoline...
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Significant Gasoline Price Inflation Likely In March Madness
We’ve used the “March Madness” sobriquet before, but not necessarily in recent cheap fuel years. Get ready for gasoline prices...
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
Summer Gasoline Prices Potentially Bullish
It may be the middle of the winter season, but some U.S. gasoline traders are already looking ahead to summer. And...
Carbon, Spot Market
Cap and Trade History For Fuel Markets
Leaders across the globe are racing to enact a greenhouse-gas reduction scheme that dates back to when the price of...
Spot Market
Ten 2018 Oil Market Trends You Can’t Ignore
2018 is on track to assist U.S. motorists in some overall cost savings, though the numbers remain staggering by anyone’s...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
Inside the 2017 Rally: Mont Belvieu Propane & Its Global LPG Reach
It would be a gross understatement to say that shale has changed everything.
Gas & Diesel, Spot Market
2018 Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Market
The year 2017 saw gasoline and diesel prices shaped by ever-volatile underlying oil prices, supply-and-demand-crippling meteorological events and the push...
Jet fuel, Spot Market
No Holiday Gift to Airlines: Stronger 2018 Jet Fuel Prices Expected
Jet fuel around the world is wrapping up 2017 at the highest values all year and the stage is set...
C-stores, Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
Top 10 Downstream Oil Industry Stories of 2017
The past year brimmed with breaking news and analysis in the downstream oil industry.
Rack Market, Retail Market, Spot Market
5 Hits & A Miss from the OPIS 2017 Oil Market Outlook
The end of the year is drawing near. We thought we’d take a break from last-minute online holiday shopping for...
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel, Retail Market, Spot Market
A Tale of 2 Seasons: Factors That Shape Fuel Prices During Hurricanes
No two storms are created equal. The unique landfall of every storm is one of the most important factors and critical...
Gas & Diesel, Mexico, Rack Market, Spot Market
Mexico Fuel Price Liberalization Map
Following passage of energy reforms in late 2013, Mexico’s upstream and downstream gasoline and diesel markets are opening to private investment...
Electric Vehicles, Gas & Diesel, Renewables, Spot Market
Strange Bedfellows? Biofuel Producers and Refiners Find Common Foe
Could the ancient proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” point the way toward a rapprochement between U.S....
Crude oil, Gas & Diesel, Jet fuel, NGL & LPG, Spot Market
Popping the Bubble of Fuel Freight Rates
Crude oil and refined product futures prices have been sliced in half since the oil price renaissance of 2011-14, but...
Renewables, Spot Market
What’s Helping (and Hurting) Cellulosic Ethanol Production Growth
Cellulosic ethanol production is experiencing a small-scale but meaningful growth spurt due to high-tech advances. However, companies embracing these new techniques...
Natural Gas, Spot Market
17 Game Changing Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Projects
As summer 2017 wound down, the U.S. Northeast experienced record natural gas production output and depressed consumption. This set the stage...