Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- NAPA is held its winter meeting this week Feb. 3-6 in Boca Raton, Florida.
- East Coast asphalt retail prices assessed higher in many northern areas.
- Wholesale prices for New England Barge CIF slip, other barge pricing remains unchanged.
- East Coast wholesale and retail flux prices are maintaining previous levels.
- Midwest retail prices mostly steady for the start of February, with little rack activity noted.
- Wholesale asphalt prices rose for February, with supply limited from some sources.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are unchanged for the week.(2)
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux wholesale remains at previous levels.
- Rockies racks remain mostly quiet, with frigid weather hitting the northern areas this week.
- Wholesale prices from Rocky Mountain refiners moved higher for February—some facilities are having operating problems.
- West Coast prices were mixed, with most steady–some assessed ranges were adjusted.
- Western Canada is very cold and quiet—retail prices flat–wholesale prices firm for February.
- Eastern Canada price ranges are holding steady, with very limited activity.(2)
- March NYMEX West Texas Int. crude (WTI) rises $2.39 this week, to $99.88 a barrel.
- March Western Canadian Select (WCS) holds near $78 a bbl—$21.75 under March WTI.
- March North Sea Brent crude rises $3.17, going to $109.57 a bbl—or near $10 over WTI.
- NuStar Signs Agreement to Divest Remaining Interest in Asphalt JV (see Industry News).
- Calumet Specialty to market from Muskogee, Oklahoma terminal.
- Flint Hills to Cease Crude Oil Processing at North Pole Refinery (see Industry News).
