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- 18 Dec
CST Brands continues its buying spree this month with the acquisition of Landmark Industries, growing their store count by 22. These newly acquired locations are in the San Antonio and Austin area, so they’re right in the CST Brands headquarters […]
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- 18 Dec
At the close of the NYMEX today, Oil traded at $54.70 bbl, down $1.77 from yesterday. Gas prices continue to plummet across the US, and experts predict that gas prices are not yet at their lowest. That’s a pretty safe […]
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- 12 Dec
According to OPIS, the average retail fuel margin across the US just made its largest increase of the year, jumping $0.097 per gallon from last week. That means we have an average retail fuel margin of over $0.30 a gallon […]
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- 12 Dec
Saudi Arabia strategy appears to be working
- Dec 12, 2014
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As reported in an earlier blog article, in their attempt to defend market share, Saudi Arabia decided last month to continue their oil production despite pressure from other OPEC members to cut back. In so doing, Saudi Arabia anticipated that […]
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- 08 Dec
Why are diesel prices lagging gasoline prices?
- Dec 08, 2014
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There’s a terrific article in the Emporia Gazette, a publication in Emporia, Kansas, about why diesel prices are dramatically lagging the drop of gasoline prices we’ve seen over the past months. In June, US crude was trading at just over […]
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- 06 Dec
Retail fuel margins dip second straight week
- Dec 06, 2014
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The OPIS report today revealed another slight drop in the average US retail fuel margin. The US average now stands at $0.239 per gallon, down $0.019 per gallon from last week. The year to date average margin was up slightly […]
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- 05 Dec
Saudi Arabia lowers oil prices for US and Asia
- Dec 05, 2014
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According to the Wall Street Journal today, Saudi Arabia increased the oil prices discount to the US and Asia, showing a strong commitment to defend market share against US production. The US price dropped between $0.10 and $0.90 a barrel […]
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- 05 Dec
OPEC announced on Thanksgiving that they would not cut back their production. According to the Wall Street Journal, Venezuela was pushing for a considerable cut in OPEC production prior to the meeting. When Russia, which isn’t a member of OPEC, […]
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- 28 Nov
Retail fuel margins dip slightly
- Nov 28, 2014
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The latest OPIS report shows the average retail fuel margin across the US declined $0.014 per gallon to $0.258 per gallon. The year to date average is $0.208 and the quarter to date average is $0.290 per gallon. The six […]
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- 25 Nov
Thanksgiving morning Eastern Standard Time, OPEC will be meeting in Vienna Austria to decide how to react to the dramatic drop in global oil prices over the past months. The press conference is scheduled for 10am EST, so we’ll be […]
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