Gasoline desulfurization for Tier 3
Economics of Refinery Octane Part 2 – Today’s High Octane Values Mean Opportunities For Refiners
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
See other posts in this series, Economics of Refinery Octane: Part 1 - U.S. Octane Values 2016-2025 Part 2 - ...
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Top 3 Takeaways from American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Summit 2025
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Number 3: 300 First Time Attendees! The halls were buzzing with 30-somethings (and some even younger delegates), 300 of whom ...
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Economics of Refinery Octane Part 1 – U.S. Octane Values 2016-2025
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
The last ten years have seen historic changes in the U.S. octane market. The retail value of octane, the primary ...
Read More The Octane Value of Ethanol Part 2 – Ethanol is an Outstanding Octane Additive
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Most U.S. gasoline contains 10% ethanol. Among other things, ethanol is an outstanding octane booster. When considering the economic value ...
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The Octane Value of Ethanol Part 1- Measuring Octane Quantity With The Octane-gallon
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Refiners and other gasoline enthusiasts are familiar with the concept of the octane-gallon. One octane-gallon is the quantity of octane ...
Read More Midwest States Pose New Challenges for Gasoline Supply
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
With summer gasoline season upon us, refiners and gasoline distributors are now supplying the more expensive, low volatility summer gasoline ...
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Love Letters Part 1 – Big Oil Gets Tough Love From Investor Elliott Management
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
See other blogs in this series: Love Letters Part 2 -Rewind to Aug 27, 2021 - What's the Missing Piece ...
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The MPC-PSX Stock Price Spread – Update Number Six
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
Since 2021, I have tracked and reported on the relative performance of Marathon Petroleum (MPC, green) and Phillips 66 (PSX, ...
Read More Welcome to the Future – Part 3, With Tier 3 Costs Sky-High, U.S. Refiners Consider Investments, Alternatives
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
When the price of the Tier 3 sulfur credit hit a new high of $3,600 in October 2023, this tradable ...
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Welcome to the Future – Part 2 – High cost of gasoline sulfur specification draws attention from refiners and financial analysts
By Hoekstra Trading LLC |
The price of the Tier 3 gasoline sulfur credit hit $3,600 in October, up by a factor of 10 since ...
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