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Refined Product Cracks Hold High Levels

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US gasoline and diesel prices have maintained or even strengthened spreads to crude as outright prices have eased during June.

  • Outright gasoline prices have eased over the last two weeks as crude has fallen on the back of concerns for future demand. The market price fall has been reflected in pump prices in the US with average national prices back down to 4.88$/gal having reach over 5$/gal a couple of weeks ago. This is still 25c/gal higher than last month and 1.79$/gal higher than a year ago.
  • Diesel prices have been even stronger with crack spreads continuing to increase during June as inventories are even lower than normal compared to stocks of gasoline.
  • US 321 crack up 0$/bbl at 57.87$/bbl
  • US gasoline crack up 0.5$/bbl at 51.84$/bbl
  • US ULSD crack down -1$/bbl at 69.91$/bbl

Source: Bloomberg

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