Asphalt Weekly Monitor
23 Sept 2016
- East Coast retail asphalt prices ease in some areas, with flux pricing unchanged.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux prices on the East Coast are steadfast.
- Retail and wholesale prices are steady in the Midwest this week—assessments unchanged.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing flat, with wholesale asphalt prices slipping.
- Rockies wholesale and retail assessments are flat for the week.
- West Coast prices were mostly steady, with only a few selling range adjustments made.
- Asphalt selling and posted prices are steadfast in western Canada.
- Posted prices weakened in both Montreal and Toronto. Selling prices are unchanged in Ontario, but lower in Quebec.
- Crude oil prices go modestly higher for the week, despite a late selloff. November WTI ends at $44.48 a bbl, up $0.73 for the week versus previous Friday November prices.
- November Brent crude ends at $45.89 a bbl, up $0.12 a bbl for the week.
- November Western Canadian Select oil (WCS) firms a dollar or more, to $30 FOB Alberta.
- HollyFrontier and Holly Energy Partners announce deal for Woods Cross refinery units (See Industry News).
- Northern Gateway announces it will not appeal court decision (See Industry Mews).
