Published on Tuesday, January 28 2020
Authors: Eamon Cullinane and John Auers

Leading up to IMO 2020 just about everyone predicted that the required increased flow of distillates into the bunker market would significantly boost distillate cracks.  Well IMO 2020 is finally here and the shift to low sulfur bunker fuel is in full swing, but not only have we not seen…

Published on Tuesday, January 21 2020
Authors: Eamon Cullinane

IMO 2020 is finally here and the shift to low sulfur bunker fuel is in full swing. In one of our past blogs, we discussed the options that exist to refiners to remain competitive with the implementation of the regulation. One of those options was changing your crude slate to…

Published on Tuesday, January 14 2020
Authors: Sam Davis and John Auers

2020 is shaping up to be another year of volatility for the downstream industry as crude prices, product demand, export markets, and refinery specific developments all have the potential to make headlines against a back drop of growing geopolitical tensions and the upcoming U.S. Presidential election. With IMO 2020 now…

Published on Monday, January 6 2020
Authors: George Hoekstra, Hoekstra Trading LLC – Guest Writer

Mr. Hoekstra is a 45-year veteran of the petroleum industry, with an extensive background in hydroprocessing technology. Turner, Mason & Company (TM&C) once again welcomes his independent thoughts (not necessarily the same as TM&C’s) on the progress refiners have made and the challenges they continue to face in meeting Tier…