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US retail octane value hits new high
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Last week, the US average retail octane value (premium - regular gasoline price differential) hit a new high of 71.4 ...
Read More Strange happenings in refineries
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Strange things are happening in this refinery. Is anyone hurt? https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Pythagoras-Conspiracy-Thrillers-ebook/dp/B015LI65GI/ref=nodl_ When will we have results of those catalyst analyses? ...
Read More What’s the missing piece in Phillips 66 refining profit problem?
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NOTE ADDED March 3/2025 See Love Letters Part 1 Big Oil Gets Tough Love From Investor Elliott Management Investors are ...
Read More Poor refining profitability puzzles investors
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
An Aug. 16, 2021 article titled Phillips 66 Stock: Advantaged By Its Refining-Adjacent Businesses, by Laura Starks was published on ...
Read More Today’s octane economics
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Because octane can seem confusing, consider a more familiar commodity, wine. Imagine you own a vineyard. You produce wine for ...
Read More Refining’s margin capture problem — here’s the hidden cause
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
A sore point in US refiners' 2021 earnings has been low "margin capture" rates. Margin capture refers to actual realized ...
Read More Refiners rebuffed again on RIN price pass-through
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In an eight-year battle over Renewable Identification Numbers (RINS), refiners have failed to get much relief from their RIN obligations. ...
Read More Hidden costs of Tier 3 gasoline hurt refiners’ gasoline production and profit margins
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
For the first time, US refiners are being challenged to meet the EPA's Tier 3 10-ppm sulfur gasoline specification while ...
Read More A billion dollar question: do refiners recapture RINs expense?
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
There is much confusion in the refining industry on whether and how $billions/year of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) expenses are ...
Read More New gasoline specification is increasing gasoline prices
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
As gasoline demand increases, a new specification is increasing gasoline prices. The specification, called the Tier 3 Standard, limits gasoline ...
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