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Explore the U.S. Downstream’s History of Resiliency
The energy industry is experiencing ongoing hardships, particularly following the pandemic. But we’ve faced — and recovered from — extraordinary challenges before. To better understand the resilience of the refined fuels industry, let's look at a few past and current events.
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Trans-Atlantic Gasoline Trade to Grow on Improved Fungibility
The EU’s increasing use of ethanol in gasoline – at a 10% concentration, up from 5% – has had an impact on the U.S. gasoline market. Discover how the convergence between the EU and U.S. is simplifying risk management and trading between both gasoline markets.
Learn More The Squeeze on California Gasoline Marketers and the RIN Cliff
Energy analyst and editor, Brian Milne, explains why the D4 biodiesel RIN price is predicted to fall to zero and its effects, if any, on renewable diesel if the leading indicators and predictions come to pass.
Learn More Rebroadcast: Global Oil Outlook 2024
If you missed our webinar discussion on the 2024 Global Oil Outlook, that’s ok. Here’s another chance to learn from our insights. Our analysis included global market conditions, refinery outages, winter forecasts, geopolitical variables, and the economy.
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Brian Milne
Brian L. Milne is a 26-year veteran of the energy industry, serving in multiple roles at DTN, including editor and analyst. Milne has delivered dozens of presentations on a wide range of topics discussing the energy markets and has been quoted widely in the media, including the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, USA Today, Newsweek, CNN, National Public Radio, and major regional news outlets. He has authored numerous articles for international magazines, exploring market dynamics and providing forward-thinking commentary and analysis. Milne graduated from Monmouth University in New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts in history and an interdisciplinary in political science (magna cum laude).
Troy Vincent
Troy Vincent is a senior energy market analyst at DTN. He worked at the Charles Koch Institute and studied at the Mises Institute while completing his Bachelor of Science in business economics and public policy from Indiana University and has been in the economic research and energy risk management industry for the past decade. Throughout that period, he has served as an analyst covering electricity, carbon dioxide, coal, natural gas, crude oil, and refined products markets. After advising companies on their energy risk management strategies while at Schneider Electric and Trane, Vincent served as a senior oil market analyst for innovative technology startup ClipperData, providing actionable intelligence for oil traders and investors. He currently specializes in crude oil, natural gas, and refined products markets; you can find his past comments and analysis across industry reports from RBN to Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Bloomberg.
Karim Bastati
Karim Bastati is a market analyst at DTN. Bastati has nearly a decade of experience in data analysis, spending the last few years in the energy industry interpreting data and building predictive models. He often acts as the central link between quantitative and qualitative research, joining an extensive knowledge of global oil markets with an analytical, numbers-oriented approach. In his previous position at ClipperData, he authored several weekly reports on crude oil and petroleum products, delivering data-derived insights.