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Oil Products End of Day Summary: Cracks Slide

OIL PRODUCTS

Diesel and Gasoline cracks have fallen on the day, as robust stock levels weigh on prices. Gasoline prices have fallen despite expectations of higher demand during the Christmas and New Year period. However, January is the lowest consumption month of the year for US gasoline demand.

  • US gasoline crack down -1$/bbl at 16.43$/bbl
  • US ULSD crack down -1.4$/bbl at 37.14$/bbl
  • OPIS reported that US consumers were paying above what they paid at this time last year – the first time since September.
  • Brazil is expected to receive record levels of diesel and gasoil from Russia this month – ahead of supply cut pledges in Q1.
  • ExxonMobil halted the 52kbd hydrocracker at its Rotterdam refinery December 21 according to WoodMac/Genscape.
  • Marathon Los Angles refinery shut down three units at its Wilmington section on Thursday according to WoodMac/Genscape.
  • TotalEnergies Feyzin refinery restarted the 117kbd crude unit and 38kbd VDU Thursday afternoon after a brief outage according to WoodMac/Genscape.

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