Archive for March 2023
No let-up in rising U.S. octane values
The relentless rise in octane value is seen in the U.S. average retail premium-regular pump price differential, expressed here in units of $ per octane-gallon, up to date through today: To convert this number to actual pump price differential in $/gallon, multiply by 6 octane (=93-87). The building pressure on octane cost is also seen…
Read MoreModeling RINs as an option – Part 1
Also see Part 2 of this series This chart shows the price of D4 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) traded in 2012 and 2013. The data is from the EPA’s Moderated Transaction System. RINs expire at the end of the year following the calendar year of their creation. In Figure 2, the silver data points represent…
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