
A midday update on pricing trends and market activities in olefins, NGLs, plastics, and refined products. Stay informed during the trading day.
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OPIS
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The PetroChem Wire Midday Update by OPIS delivers a concise summary of the latest trades, bids, and offers in the olefins, NGLs, polymers, and upstream markets. This daily report, delivered during the trading day, captures key trends and market movements, providing essential ratios of ethylene and propylene prices against crude oil, ethane, and propane. It also includes ethylene cash-cost forward calculations. The report helps users monitor the alternative fuel value of propylene with implied alkylate value and spot prices for alkylate, as well as other blendstocks. It offers accurate calculations of NGL-based cash costs and provides an inside view of olefins production economics with ethylene cash cost calculations for ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasoline. Users can identify future production economics and hedging opportunities with forward curves for spot ethylene and ethylene cash costs.
Features:
- Accurate Calculations of NGL-Based Cash Costs: Provides precise calculations of NGL-based cash costs to aid in financial analysis.
- Ethylene Cash Cost Calculations: Offers ethylene cash cost calculations for ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasoline, providing insights into olefins production economics.
- Forward Curves for Spot Ethylene and Ethylene Cash Costs: Helps identify future production economics and hedging opportunities with forward curves.
- Propylene Alternative Fuel Value Monitoring: Monitors the alternative fuel value of propylene with implied alkylate value and spot prices for alkylate and other blendstocks.