Published on
Tuesday, November 26 2019
Authors: John Auers
As I was enjoying another college football Saturday this weekend, I got to thinking about the similarities between the BCS landscape and U.S. regional refining competitiveness. Just as the SEC is again the big dog on the college gridiron, with Gulf Coast power LSU leading the way (so far) this…
Published on
Tuesday, November 19 2019
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
For a number of reasons, we thought the early 70’s tune “Right Place, Wrong Time” by the idiosyncratic singer/songwriter Dr. John (real name – Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.), was an appropriate and timely tie-in to today’s blog. From a superficial standpoint, we both share our names with the good “Doctor,”…
Published on
Tuesday, November 12 2019
Authors: Eamon Cullinane
OPEC released its 2019 World Oil Outlook last Tuesday (November 5) giving some insights into the impact of the IMO 2020 low sulfur bunker fuel regulations. In today’s blog we will discuss some of the updates OPEC has made to their predictions as well as looking at some recent developments…
Published on
Friday, November 8 2019
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn
Author: Elizabeth Hilbourn On June 10, 2019, RIN holding calculations were written into subpart M of the renewable fuel regulations. The EPA made these regulatory changes in order to prevent market manipulation. Though they have yet to see data-based evidence of such behavior, they believe that the potential for manipulation…
