Retail fuel margins remain among highest of the year

  • Retail fuel margins remain among highest of the year

    The OPIS report showed for the week ending December 26 retail fuel margins across the US averaged at the highest levels of the year. The US average this week was $0.376, down only $0.005 per gallon from the previous week.

    The year to date retail fuel margin average stands at $0.218, while the Q4 average is $0.303 and the six week average is $0.310.

    The average margin at this point is a whopping $0.236 above the equivalent week last year. We’re finishing up 2014 with an overall retail fuel margin of the year that is $0.028 per gallon higher than the overall retail fuel margin of 2013.

    From a financial earnings standpoint, the fourth quarter this year finished $0.103 above Q4 of 2013. Couple those improved margins with the increased fuels demand reported lately, and we can expect to see strong quarterly results by publicly traded fuel marketers in the coming months.

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