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Two major oil refiners have reported third-quarter earnings since the market closed last night. Both posted better-than-expected earnings primarily due to sharply higher refining margins. Western...
In the week ended September 16th, the US exported more refined products than it imported. Year-over-year, the US is now exporting 714,000 barrels/day more refined products than it is importing. The...
The refining business has been in the news a lot recently for two things. One, it’s making money again. Two, integrated oil companies are shedding refining assets at a rapid pace. Now’s a good...
Beginning in the early 1990s, integrated oil companies and some independents began stripping away their midstream assets like interstate pipeline and gathering systems to focus more on the...
This past weekend’s startling developments in Libya hit the crude oil markets almost instantly. Brent crude in Europe fell to around $105/barrel at one point, while WTI crude has gained about half...
Looks like the whispers we were hearing yesterday about a split-up of some sort at oil major ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE: COP) were true. The company has announced this morning that it will spin-off...
With pump prices for gasoline approaching $4/gal everywhere and $5/gal in some US cities, it would seem logical that crude oil refiners are a good bet to do well. It’s not that simple, though, and...