Saturday, December 21, 2024
US oil refiners crank out diesel, further squeezing margins for gasoline- oil and gas 360

US oil refiners crank out diesel, further squeezing margins for gasoline

Nasdaq WASHINGTON – U.S. oil refiners have cranked up output of diesel, heating oil and jet fuel for winter but are struggling to turn a profit because gasoline margins have fallen over 80% since the summer driving season ended. Refiners, which typically produce more distillates such as diesel and heating oil in autumn, are trying to rebuild inventories of these

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 76 Bcf- oil and gas 360

 Global crack spreads remain low amid slow oil demand recovery and high stocks

EIA In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that third-quarter 2020 global liquid fuels consumption averaged 94.2 million barrels per day (b/d), an increase from the second quarter but significantly lower than the same time last year. The slow recovery has contributed to low gasoline and diesel crack spreads and high petroleum product stocks in three major

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 76 Bcf- oil and gas 360

More energy is used per person for transportation in states with low population density

EIA Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Great report from the EIA – However I have one question – How will all of the people leaving the major population centers change this report?  According to the latest data estimates in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) State Energy Data System (SEDS), people in geographically large states with small populations, such as Alaska,

Recent legislation would reduce the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve- oil and gas 360

U.S. refineries respond to record-low demand by decreasing inputs to certain downstream units

EIA Starting in mid-March 2020, transportation fuel demand in the United States decreased to record lows as a result of reduced economic activity and stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In response to low demand and decreased profitability, as measured by crack spreads, U.S. refiners decreased inputs of crude oil to atmospheric distillation units (ADUs) and decreased

Higher Gasoline Costs Sent Consumer Price Index Soaring in April - Oil & Gas 360

U.S. Midwest Floods to Weigh on Diesel Demand in Fall Harvest Season

From Reuters A disappointing planting season due to massive flooding in the U.S. Midwest this spring is expected to have spillover effects on diesel demand during harvest season, analysts and traders said. Heavy storms that lingered over the Midwest left millions of acres unseeded and put crops that were planted late at a greater risk for damage from severe weather

Muscle Cars for the Next 100 Years: Purdue University Chemical Engineers Look to Convert Nation’s Natural Gas into Gasoline and Diesel Fuel—in Two Steps

Molecular weight drives a series of solutions that may provide keys to driving down production costs and harvesting a century’s worth of natural gas  From Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – It is a figure that has been thrown around quite a bit lately in the energy debate – the United States has enough energy in

How Trucking will Meet the Looming 2024 Diesel Emissions Standards: Creatively

Add a 48-volt hybrid motor, hydraulic lash adjuster, electric EGR pumps From CCJ With each new Greenhouse Gas emissions standard, diesel engine aftertreatment systems get more complex and that’s a trend unlikely to change in the years ahead. Speaking at the Technology and Maintenance Council’s Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Atlanta Sunday, Eaton’s Director of Technology Planning and

How Trucking will Meet the Looming 2024 Diesel Emissions Standards: Creatively - Oil & Gas 360

Europe Feels Pressure to End Use of Diesel Fuel

Poor air quality driving European cities against diesel At the December C40 meeting in Mexico, the mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens announced that they will stop the use of all diesel-powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade. The leaders of those cities are worried about diesel’s impact on air quality. BBC reports that leaders

China

China Crude Imports Down Over 4%

China net fuel exports down 76% month-over-month China’s net fuel product exports fell 76% in January from the final month of 2015 to 350,000 metric tons, the lowest level since June, according to Bloomberg. China’s net exports reached the seven-month low as refiners chose to sell more fuel at home after the government stopped cutting domestic prices. The government had