Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- This is an abbreviated report for the Holiday Season. Price tables appear with limited text.
- US and Canada retail markets are mostly quiet, with snow covering most territory.
- East Coast wholesale and retail prices are unchanged this holiday week.
- Midwest asphalt retail markets are flat and quiet for this last week of the year.
- Midwest wholesale prices are steady for remaining December product.
- Gulf Coast wholesale prices move lower this week–retail asphalt and flux prices are flat.
- Rockies wholesale markets are unchanged for December supply.
- West Coast asphalt markets are status quo for the holidays.
- Canada prices are static—cold, winter conditions prevail.
- February NYMEX WTI crude ends at $90.80–up $2.14 for the week and up three in a row.
- The Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude discount to WTI for February is $32-33/bbl.
- February Brent-to-WTI crude premium slips $1, to $19/bbl. March is under $18/bbl.
