Category: Refined Fuels

Last week in this report we discussed the much-needed narrowing of U.S. net imports of crude. We detailed the importance of further declines in net imports in the coming weeks if we were to see the material draws to crude stocks needed to keep the rally in crude prices alive.

The first draw to commercial crude stocks in four weeks and the largest draw to commercial crude stocks this year was reported by the EIA on Wednesday. Despite commercial crude stocks still registering 65 million bbls above year-ago levels, prompt month WTI is now on track to close higher on the week.

The EIA’s weekly U.S. crude production estimate rose 500,000 bpd in this week’s report, registering at 11 million bpd.

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Lamb Fuels is credited with pioneering the fuel recovery market in the United States and Canada. It operates in 45 U.S. states, as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.

Commercial crude stocks rising for the third consecutive week to new record highs in the week ending June 12 continues to highlight an oversupplied crude market suffering from depressed demand.

Learn the impact that estimated temperature instead of actual temperature makes on your bottom line.

Last Friday, we pointed out that the weekly EIA data was far from bullish despite the attention given to the reported draw to commercial crude stocks.

Fuel volume changes due to thermal expansion. See what that means for your bottom line in our infographic.