January 20, 2025 16:47 GMT
OIL PRODUCTS: Oil Products Summary at European Close: Diesel Crack Halts Surge
OIL PRODUCTS
The US diesel crack is softening today after surging to its highest level since March. The market remains overall supported by supply concerns following the latest US sanctions on Russia.
- US gasoline crack up 0.9$/bbl at 11.51$/bbl
- US ULSD crack down 0.3$/bbl at 32.28$/bbl
- Increased hostility by the Trump administration towards electric vehicles could be supportive for gasoline demand in the US.
- A Reuters headline titled “incoming White House official: trump will put an end to electric vehicle mandate” highlights the new Trump administration’s likely hostility towards EVs, and thus support for gasoline production and gasoline-fuelled cars.
- The resid hydrotreater at Marathon Petroleum’s 631k b/d Galveston Bay refinery in Texas was restarted, sources told Reuters on Jan. 17.
- Phillips 66 has reported a unit upset at its 356,000 bpd Wood River refinery in Illinois according to an agency filing.
- China’s total refined oil product exports fell 7.2% y/y to 58.14m tons in 2024, according to General Administration of Customs data.
- Russian refinery runs processed a total of 5.52mn bpd of crude from Jan. 9-15 a Bloomberg source said – the highest since mid-Dec and 120kbd higher than the average of the prior 7-days.
- Global airline passenger capacity is set to rise by 0.97m seats in the seven days commencing from Jan. 20, OAG said.
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