Asphalt Weekly Monitor
5 Jun 2015
- East Coast retail asphalt selling ranges move lower in many areas – flux steady.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices go higher – wholesale flux prices are unchanged.
- Midwest retail prices were mixed for the start of June. Flux is mostly steady.
- Midwest wholesale asphalt prices go higher for June barges and rail supply.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices slip lower in some areas – flux prices static.
- Gulf Coast area barge asphalt range narrows – flux prices are unchanged this week.
- Rocky Mountain retail prices were mixed. Wholesale supply prices head higher for June.
- West Coast retail was mostly status quo, with some areas adjusted slightly lower.
- Western Canada wholesale is assessed in a higher range—Manitoba had a tender.
- Assessed asphalt selling prices in Quebec are in a firmer range, while Ontario is status quo.
- Oil prices ended the week lower–July WTI was $59.13 a bbl, down $1.17 for the week.
- July Brent ended lower, at $63.31 a bbl, off by $2.25 a bbl this week.
- July WCS crude eased slightly, to just under $52 a bbl FOB Alberta–$7.25 under WTI.
