ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Clearing the Air: Decoding RVP's Effect on OPIS Pricing

 

Every spring and fall, the term "RVP" resurfaces frequently as gasoline, butane, olefins, toluene, xylenes, and other prices fluctuate with the changes in seasonal gasoline specifications.

But what exactly are gasoline RVP specs, and how do they affect your profitability?

Whether you work upstream or downstream, and whether your focus is on gasoline, NGLs, or chemicals, understanding RVP is crucial for navigating these seasonal shifts.

Join OPIS experts for a panel discussion that will introduce you to the basics of RVP and its impact on seasonal pricing.

Featuring:

  • Adam Burkin, Lead Reporter, Olefins
  • Denton Cinquegrana, Director, Research and Analysis
  • Jessica Marron, Associate Director, North American NGLs
  • Anna Matherne Maldonado, Associate Director, Aromatics
  • Tanya Lee, Director, Rack Product Management
  • Rachel Stroud-Goodrich, Associate Director, Americas Refined
  • Cory Wilchek, Principal Journalist, East of the Rockies Refined Spot

Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and stay ahead in the industry.

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OPIS Spot Ticker

Live gasoline, diesel and jet fuel spot prices

The OPIS Spot Ticker connects you to this key link in the fuel price influence chain – in real-time, all day long. Access is available online. This pricing tool shows live NYMEX prices alongside real-time trades and expert assessments of every grade of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel East of the Rockies and on the U.S. West Coast.

Gasoline and Diesel Rack Prices 

Daily prices for wholesale gasoline and diesel 

For more than 30 years, the wholesale fuel industry has relied on accurate OPIS rack price benchmarks to set contracts for the sale of billions of gallons of fuel annually. OPIS email and online reports list supplier-posted gasoline and diesel prices at hundreds of U.S. rack locations with various grades, types, blends and RVP included. Historical and ad hoc prices are also available. Delivery type, formats and frequency are flexible and customizable. OPIS also provides specialty pricing reports for increased visibility into more granular pricing options with fast turnaround to customer requests.

North American LPG Report 

The vital pricing benchmark for doing business in the LPG sector 

The OPIS North America LPG Report brings you a comprehensive canvass of NGL pricing throughout the trading day. Our reporters are constantly plugged into the market, surveying a variety of sources to ensure transparency into every corner of NGL trading – especially trades not completed on public exchanges. Every day, OPIS collects and confirms both near- and mid-term data for almost 60 price points throughout North America, enabling smarter business decisions.

NGL Forwards Report 

Save time and reduce your financial risk when reporting your daily NGL positions. 

The OPIS NGL Forwards Report aggregates the forward curves of major brokerages, who study nearterm market fundamentals and past pricing trends, to produce a daily snapshot of where NGLs may be valued up to 18 months from now. This survey uses charts and graphs to help you evaluate longer-term market conditions and make better hedging decisions for protection against volatility. 

PetroChem Wire Daily

Receive accurate intelligence on each day’s spot market deals and most robust bids in the various petrochemical markets

PetroChem Wire Daily delivers an independent summary of each day’s closing prices and trading activity in all petrochemical markets. The report focuses on spot ethylene, propylene, polyethylene and polypropylene transactions. It is recognized by the CME Group as the benchmark for futures contracts and risk management.

North America Aromatics Daily 

This daily report postings provide an alternate posting index to the traditional Aromatics Market Weekly month-end, spot posting that averages the weekly ranges published in the Aromatics Weekly Report. The Aromatics Daily also includes U.S. Gulf Coast price postings for benzene, toluene and mixed xylenes (actual or notional), plus the closing prices for some basic U.S. energy markers and calculations of key alternative values and extraction indices. Also included for each product is a running monthly spot average price for the current month.