Heavy crude marketing: the quiet casualty of the 86 crash

Journal Article · Wed Feb 11 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Energy Detente; (United States)

OSTI ID:6985892

Why are apparent refining margins poor for the higher-quality crudes, and much more attractive for the lower-quality crudes. The reason is that the superior refined value of the light barrel is exceeded by the buying advantage that the heavy barrel provides - to the tune of about US $3.00 per barrel. Even this small incentive for heavy crude buyers may be short-lived, given current pricing policies on the part of producers and product seasonality factors. This issue of ED also includes the following: (1) ED refining netback data for the US Gulf and West Coasts, Rotterdam and Singapore for mid-February 1987; and (2) the ED fuel price/tax series, February 1987 edition, for countries of the Western Hemisphere. There are also extensive tabular data, Weighted Dollar Value by Product for Total Product Barrel, for various locations. 2 figures, 6 tables.

• OSTI ID: 6985892
• Journal Information: Energy Detente; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Detente; (United States) Vol. 8:2; ISSN EDETD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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