Asphalt Weekly Monitor
19 Jun 2015
- East Coast retail asphalt ranges mostly flat, with some price declines – flux steady.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt and flux prices move higher or in a narrower band.
- Midwest retail prices were mostly flat for June, with a few changes in southern areas.
- Midwest wholesale assessments rise for June asphalt by rail–barges and flux unchanged.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices mostly unchanged this week – some prices slip.
- Gulf Coast area barge asphalt range increases modestly, with flux barge pricing flat.
- Rocky Mountain markets were status quo for retail and June wholesale supply.
- Some Pacific Northwest prices ease slightly—other West Coast markets are steady.
- Western Canada wholesale is status quo—Reported posted prices increased.
- Assessed asphalt selling price ranges in Quebec and Ontario decreased.
- Oil prices eased lower–July WTI closed at $59.61 a bbl, down $0.35 this week.
- July Brent ended the week at $63.02 a bbl, down this week by $0.85 a bbl.
- July WCS crude closed just above $52 a bbl FOB Alberta—about $7.50 under WTI.
- PBF Energy Purchases Chalmette Refinery. (See Industry News)
