The OPIS West Coast Spot Market Report delivers daily spot prices and news for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel in West Coast markets. Nearly every gallon of these fuels sold on the West Coast references OPIS spot prices, making this report an essential price reference for anyone doing business in the region. OPIS spot market editors are immersed in the West Coast market, earning a reputation for accuracy in full-day price reporting and breaking news and analysis. They have a deep understanding of the complex West Coast fuel sector and its regulatory challenges and provide the expert insight needed to monitor prices, compliance, and make informed business decisions. The report benchmarks gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel pricing with expert market commentary.

Features:

• Full-Day Pricing: Provides benchmark low, high, and mean prices for spot market deals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Pacific Northwest, as well as volume-weighted averages for key gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
• Local Crude Oil Postings: Gauges refining profitability in a volatile market for precise crack spread analysis.
• Pricing Snapshot: Access a numbers-only pricing snapshot published up to a half hour before the full report, including full-day spot assessments for gasoline and diesel pricing.
• Spot-to-Rack-to-Retail Snapshots: Clarifies margins by comparing the spot market to a basket of key racks and retail averages.
• West Coast Paper Differentials: Helps track over-the-counter fuel swaps and manage physical risk.
• California Compliance Assessments: Includes California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), California Carbon Allowances (CCA), and Cap-at-the-Rack (CAR) assessments to keep you in compliance as emissions regulations transform the state’s fuel business.
• Renewables Pricing Coverage: Includes ethanol prices in the West Coast region, as well as RIN values for corn ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic, and advanced biofuel.
• DOE and CEC Inventory Analysis: Lets you track supply trends for the West Coast’s gasoline and distillate stocks.
• West Coast Line Space Assessments: Provides assessments for three growing regional hubs.