December 24, 2024 18:03 GMT
OIL PRODUCTS: Oil Products End of Day Summary: Gasoline Crack Rises
OIL PRODUCTS
Diesel cracks are losing ground today, while gasoline cracks have regained ground. The partial Reuters survey expects a fall in inventories for both products, although demand continues to be more tepid.
- US gasoline crack up 0.4$/bbl at 12.95$/bbl
- US ULSD crack down 1$/bbl at 23.64$/bbl
- Initial Reuters survey of US inventory change: Distillate inventories - 1.1m bbl. Gasoline inventories - 2.7m bbl.
- U.S. Gulf diesel exports have been healthy since around the second quarter of this year and are finishing the year on a high according to Vortexa.
- US retail gasoline prices are currently averaging $3.02/gal, according to GasBuddy.
- Citgo’s 165k b/d Corpus Christi refinery, Texas, has reported that operating conditions have made flaring necessary in east and west plants, according to Reuters citing a community alert.
- A sustained reduction in global supply is expected to keep European HSFO prices and margins elevated in 2025, Argus said.
- Indian refiners are considering more spot Middle East crude purchases as supply from top supplier Russia have fallen industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
- In 2024, the US Atlantic coast distillate market faced high inventories and flat demand, a trend expected to continue in 2025, Argus said.
- China’s bonded bunker fuel oil consumption stood at 19.11m mt over Jan-Nov, up 5.7% on the year, according to OilChem.
- The outlook for SAF in 2025 remains uncertain, with mixed signals from governments affecting investment, Platts said.
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