Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Mid-week snowstorms hit New England and the mid-Atlantic area—limiting activity there
- East Coast retail asphalt assessed higher in some mid-Atlantic areas–flux prices steady
- East Coast wholesale markets for paving grades and roofing flux are unchanged this week.
- Midwest retail markets are mostly steady–but wholesale prices firm for some rail supply.(2)
- Gulf Coast retail and wholesale prices are status quo this week.
- Rockies wholesale prices assessed in a narrower range this week.
- Retail assessments go lower for Utah—steady elsewhere in the Rockies.
- West Coast markets mostly steady—ease somewhat in southern California.
- Canada retail and wholesale prices are unchanged this week—winter conditions prevail.
- May NYMEX WTI crude rises–ending week at $92.43/bbl, up $1.75/bbl.
- Spot Western Canadian Select (WCS) firms–discount to May WTI drops $7–to $20/bbl.
- May Brent-to-WTI crude premium declines to $17.50/bbl.
