Asphalt Weekly Monitor

20 Sep 2019

• Oil prices surged higher early in the week on news of attacks on Saudi oil facilities, with limited effect on U.S. and Canada asphalt markets so far this week.
• East Coast retail asphalt prices held steady, with flux pricing unchanged.    
• Wholesale asphalt and flux prices were assessed steady on the East Coast.
• Midwest retail markets held steady in the region. Flux was unchanged as well.    
• Lower wholesale asphalt prices were reported for some Midwest barge sales. Rail was unchanged.  Roofing flux was also static.   
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt/flux prices were stable. Heavy rain limited work in coastal Texas.     
• Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge ranges are unchanged, with sales within the ranges.
• Rocky Mountain retail prices were status quo. Wholesale prices are assessed unchanged.    
• Asphalt prices slipped in parts of the Pacific Northwest. Other West Coast areas were flat.    
• Western Canada retail markets were steady, but wholesale prices widened and lowered.  
• Quebec asphalt posted and selling prices went lower this week. Ontario markets were flat.
• Oil prices surged after the attacks on Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia, creating supply worries.