Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail mostly steady in the region – lower in some PA and NJ markets.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices lower for the week .
- Flux wholesale and retail prices are unchanged on the East Coast.
- Midwest retail prices continue unchanged for September—racks are busy.
- The Midwest wholesale barge and rail prices show weakness—and are assessed lower.
- Fire reported at the St. Paul Park refinery in Minnesota. (See Industry News)
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices status quo this week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges ease slightly.
- Rocky Mountain markets are steady for both wholesale and retail prices.
- West Coast markets are stable this week.
- Western Canada is unchanged for remaining September retail and wholesale activity.
- Quebec and Ontario prices unchanged this week, strong market competition noted.
- Quebec’s MTQ held a tender this week.
- Crude prices decline–November NYMEX WTI ends at $102.87 a bbl, off $1.88 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude slumps to near $70 a bbl, some $32-33 under WTI.
- North Sea Brent crude slips over $1, going to $108.75 a bbl—almost $6 per bbl above WTI.
