Wisdom from the Downstream Wizard
May Bubble Map: MidContinent Crudes Getting to the Coast Lead to Tight…
May 14, 2013 We've given the Bubble Map a fresh look for spring. It's a little less busy, but still contains the same great information. Notice the two price differentials for...
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April Bubble Map: Eased Up Price Differentials in the Mid Continent
April 8, 2013 The April edition of the Bubble Map shows that Mid Continent price differentials to the coast have gone down since our last update in January when Brent was...
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Stillwater Study Debunks Allegations of West Coast Gasoline Price Mani…
February 15, 2013 When gasoline prices in California shot up to record levels last fall, the public was reasonably frustrated and the media and policy makers were eager to understand the...
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Pacific Rim Refiners…
February 8, 2013 Pacific Rim refineries have the capacity for Canadian heavy crude oil, but the window for opportunity is narrow. Unless crude oil producers in Alberta can find a way…
Refinery Turnarounds…
February 5, 2013 The average price for retail gasoline in Los Angeles yesterday was $4.03, 23 cents higher than the price last Monday of $3.77. It's typical this time of year…
Crude Oil Over Suppl…
We’re back in the New Year with an updated Bubble Map. Crude oil prices have gone up across the board since our last blog post on November 27. Differentials between…
Aftermath of the Oct…
November 27, 2012 The price of gasoline in California has stabilized, a gallon of regular in Los Angeles today was $3.79, down $0.91 from the height of the spike on October…
2-for-1 Friday: Bubb…
November 15, 2012 The Bubble Map is back! Since we last checked in crude oil spot prices have fallen. The price of WTI has dropped $10 since the end of August…
Send us your stories…
October 17, 2012 Gasoline prices are coming down, slowly. We're interested in your experiences during the California gasoline price spike. Do you have an interesting story or theory about what caused…
Update on the Califo…
October 10, 2012 Just a quick update to our blog post on Sunday on the California gasoline price spike. By Tuesday, retail prices had topped off and started down. The decrease…
The Southern Califor…
October 7, 2012 What happened in the spot market? Spot prices started to move up on refinery problems on 9/27. By Monday, October 1, the…
Brent and LLS Prices…
August 29, 2012 Gulf Coast crude differentials dropped this week due to a surprise bump in crude inventories. The price of WTI is down slightly from last week, closing at $96…
Latest Whitepapers
Tough Time to be a Production, Pipeline, or Refinery Planner
November 27, 2012 by David Hackett Western Canadian crude oil producers want to build more projects to increase heavy oil production, but they are stymied. While heavy Canadian crude has filled the available refining capacity in the Midwest, there is not enough...
28 Nov 2012 White Papers
Read moreWhat Caused the October Gasoline Price Spike in California?
October 25, 2012 by Megan Boutwell California consumers are experienced with price spikes at the pump. A jump in gasoline prices can be counted on when the state’s refineries make the switch in the spring from winter grade to summer-grade gasoline. Once...
25 Oct 2012 White Papers
Read moreAn Update on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard
October 24, 2012 by Leigh Noda On October 16th, oral arguments were heard before three justices of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the California Air Resources (CARB) appeal. The District Court for the Eastern District of California in December found...
24 Oct 2012 White Papers
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