Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux price ranges remain unchanged for the week .
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices slip lower – flux wholesale pricing steady this week.
- Steady prices noted in the Midwest—BP Whiting’s new coker in startup mode.
- Midwest wholesale prices were steady for most activity.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices move lower in some areas -flux prices remain steady.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges are unchanged.
- Rocky Mountain activity goes quiet–November wholesale continues at steady prices.
- West Coast markets were status quo in the US and Canada this week.
- Quebec prices are unchanged for the week, with demand waning.
- Ontario prices are steadfast for the week, with activity tapering for the season.
- January NYMEX West Texas Int. crude oil (WTI) at $94.84 a bbl.—up $0.35 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil is $30.75 below WTI for January.
- January North Sea Brent crude rises over $2, going to $111.05 a bbl, or $16+ over WTI.
- Bitumar Group Reaches Terminalling Agreement with The Hudson Companies (See Industry News).
