May 15, 2024 11:17 GMT
Mid-Day Oil Products Summary: Cracks Climb on Day
OIL PRODUCTS
Gasoline and diesel cracks are up on the day but are seeing a net decline again so far this week amid weak seasonal demand and healthy global supplies. However, strong summer demand could boost gasoline prices according to FGE.
- US gasoline crack up 0.5$/bbl at 25.95$/bbl
- US ULSD crack up 0.2$/bbl at 23.81$/bbl
- Global gasoline demand will remain robust this summer despite recent market signs of weakness, according to Rystad Energy cited by Bloomberg.
- ExxonMobil has finished annual maintenance at its 250,000 bpd Joliet refinery in Illinois according to Reuters sources.
- CVR has restarted several key units at its 75,000 bpd Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery and expects normal operations by the end of Q2 Argus reports.
- Phillips 66’s Wood River oil refinery in Illinois had a compressor trip at 3:30am local time on May 14, according to an Illinois Emergency Management Agency filing.
- China’s Hualu Engineering has signed a deal to develop Iraq’s 300,000 bpd Al-Faw refinery according to INA reports.
- The Dung Quat refinery in Vietnam is running at full capacity after being shut down for major maintenance from mid-March according to company officials.
- Jet Fuel demand in Europe is set to rise amid a surge in flight numbers according to Rystad Energy.
- China’s gasoline price drop will slow in late May due to more intensive refinery maintenance and a narrow oversupply, despite an overall bearish picture, OilChem said.
- Oil stocks in Fujairah have dropped to a two-month low according to Fujairah Oil Industry Zone Data.
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