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www.eia.govU.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics & Analysis
Petroleum Product Price Formation
April 10, 2018 | Washington, DC
An analysis of the factors that influence product prices, with chart data updated monthly, quarterly and annually
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: CBOB is conventional blendstock for oxygenate blending. CARBOB is California reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending.
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Gasoline spot prices
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: ULSD is ultra-low sulfur diesel. 500 ppm is sulfur content in parts per million.
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Distillate spot prices
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: RBOB is reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending.
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RBOB futures price and crack spread
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: ULSD is ultra-low sulfur diesel.
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ULSD futures price and crack spread
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: RBOB is reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending.
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RBOB – Brent Crack Spread Range
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: Since the spring of 2013, the underlying commodity for the distillate futures contract has been ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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Distillate – Brent Crack Spread Ranges
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Petroleum Product Consumption
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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U.S. consumption of gasoline and retail gasoline prices
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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U.S. consumption of distillate and retail heating oil prices
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Gasoline refinery output
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Distillate refinery output
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Refinery output
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: Since 2006, the underlying commodity for the gasoline futures contract has been reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB). Since the spring of 2013, the underlying commodity for the distillate futures contract has been ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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Production and futures prices
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Net Imports
Net Exports
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U.S. total gasoline net imports
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Net Imports
Net Exports
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U.S. total gasoline net imports by PADD
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Net Exports
Net Imports
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U.S. distillate fuel net imports
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Source : U.S. Energy Information Administration
Net Imports
Net Exports
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U.S. distillate fuel oil net imports by PADD
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: Since 2006, the underlying commodity for the gasoline futures contract has been reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB).
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Gasoline Inventories and RBOB 3rd minus 1st month futures contract
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg L.P.
Note: Since 2013, the underlying commodity for the distillate futures contract has been ulatra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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Distillate Inventories and ULSD 3rd minus 1st month futures contract
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Sources: Bloomberg L.P.
Note: Gasoline data prior to 2006 used the unleaded gasoline contract. After 2006 the contract changed to reformulated blendstockfor oxygenate blending (RBOB). Since the spring of 2013, the underlying commodity for the distillate futures contract has been ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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Average daily open interest of petroleum product futures contracts
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Sources: Bloomberg L.P.
Note: Gasoline data prior to 2006 used the unleaded gasoline contract. After 2006 the contract changed to reformulated blendstockfor oxygenate blending (RBOB). Since the spring of 2013, the underlying commodity for the distillate futures contract has been ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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Average daily volume of petroleum product futures contracts
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U.S. exchange-traded futures positions by money managers
Sources: CFTC Commitment of Traders.
Net long
Net short
Note: Since the spring of 2013, the underlying commodity for the distillate futures contract has been ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD).
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