Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- The Asphalt Institute held their Summer Annual Meeting in Calgary, BC this week.
- Most East Coast retail and wholesale asphalt prices steady, some areas decline slightly.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast flux retail and wholesale prices unchanged.
- Midwest retail markets assessed lower in some areas—but most are unchanged.
- Midwest wholesale barges and rail prices for paving grade narrowed this week.
- Most Gulf Coast retail asphalt market prices steady, with some lower prices.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices steadfast.
- Rockies wholesale prices steady this week, with August supply readily available.
- West Coast markets ease lower in part of the Pacific Northwest—steady elsewhere.
- Eastern Canada selling and posted prices unchanged for the week.
- Western Canada selling prices steady, with wholesale prices competitive with US Rockies.
- October NYMEX WTI crude closes at $96.54 per bbl, up $2.89 vs. previous week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI about $15 per bbl.
- Brent-to-WTI crude premiums remain firm–over $19 per bbl for Sept–$17+ for Oct.
- Calumet Specialty to acquire Montana Refining Company (see Industry News).
