Asphalt Weekly Monitor
11 Sept 2015
- Paving activity resumed in earnest Tuesday, following the long Labor Day holiday weekend.
- East Coast retail asphalt prices slipped lower in many areas, with flux ranges mostly steady.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices decline, while flux barge prices are unchanged.
- Some Midwest retail selling ranges move lower, as August prices no longer apply
- Midwest wholesale prices also are assessed lower, given September reductions.
- Gulf Coast retail prices slip in many areas, with flux prices steady.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge prices ease lower, with flux barge pricing status quo.
- Rockies retail prices slip in some markets and remain steady in others.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale price ranges narrow, with reported levels in a broad range.
- West Coast markets were steady in most areas this week. California refiners had a chance to replenish some inventory during the Labor Day weekend. Alaska market firms slightly.
- Western Canada retail assessments are unchanged. Posted prices are adjusted.
- Eastern Canada selling prices are assessed flat. Posted prices were reported status quo.
- Oil prices slipped lower this week, with October WTI down up $1.42, to $44.63/bbl.
- October Brent closed the week at $48.14 a bbl, down $1.37 a bbl.
- October Western Canada’s WCS crude was $13.45 under WTI, at ~$31 a bbl FOB Alberta.
