Asphalt Weekly Monitor

8 May 2020

• East Coast retail asphalt pricing slips in some areas, while retail flux pricing is unchanged.
• Some asphalt barge prices in wider bands on the East Coast, with flux barge pricing static.   
• Midwest asphalt and roofing flux retail prices remained steady for this week.
• Wholesale rail asphalt pricing is slightly lower this week, meanwhile barge prices for asphalt are steady, with flux wholesale pricing unchanged in the Midwest.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing decreases in some areas, steady elsewhere.
• The barge price band for asphalt firmed on the Gulf Coast, with flux barge pricing
• Rocky Mountain retail prices were mostly flat, with activity mostly focused on warmer areas.
• Rocky Mountain wholesale prices were in a lower range this week. Many refineries are still operating in reduced capacity.
• Markets were flat in Pacific Northwest. Yet, California and Alaska markets were down.
• In western Canada, retail prices were steady. However, wholesale prices went lower.
• Both Quebec and Ontario markets were status quo this week.
• Oil prices moved up again this week for all benchmark grades, mostly due to global oil production cuts and eased lockdowns in some parts of U.S. and Europe.
• Delek US Holdings Announces Bakersfield Refinery Sale Closing (See Industry News).