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• 2010 Brings New Round Of "Highest Since" References

  Monday, January 04, 2010 6:25 PM
  

  Expect a new round of “highest since” references when reporters cover the U.S. oil business between now and next week. The greatest fundamental in 21 st century markets was on display at the end of 2009 and on this first full business day Read More... Posted Monday, January 04, 2010 6:25 PM by Tom Kloza | 5 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Jet Fuel, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, heating oil, Detroit, Chevron, Wall Street, ConocoPhillips, Shell, gasoline crude oil economy predictions refiners American Express EIA Chavez, BMW Audi Volkswagen Costco

• The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, & The Krump

  Friday, December 11, 2009 1:09 PM
  

  We are close enough to the end of 2009 and that has led to a myriad of 2010 oil price forecasts cascading upon those who believe that the future is predictable. I’ll take a stab at prophesy a bit later in this post. I also have a predictive lay-up Read More... Posted Friday, December 11, 2009 1:09 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Ethanol, Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Jet Fuel, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, heating oil, Wall Street, gasoline crude oil economy predictions refiners American Express EIA Chavez

• Insane Clown Posse in the Petroleum Patch

  Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:43 AM
  

  I’ll explain the title for this oil metaphor a bit later. And no, the title isn’t an alternate name for the executives who brought us AIG and the bailout of same. We’re on the cusp of Thanksgiving week 2009, and as I am wont to do, I Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:43 AM by Tom Kloza | 3 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, heating oil, Detroit, Chevron, Wall Street, Valero, gasoline crude oil economy predictions refiners American Express EIA Chavez

• Fuel Bubble Deja Vu

  Monday, October 26, 2009 12:03 PM
  

  Crude oil is getting all the fanfare, but the amount of money that Americans mete out each day for gasoline has quietly surpassed what was paid a year ago. Let me explain. The national average retail price for unleaded gasoline today stands at $2.671 Read More... Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 12:03 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Ethanol, Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Wall Street, ConocoPhillips, BMW Audi Volkswagen Costco

• Rose Colored Glasses in the Funhouse

  Friday, August 14, 2009 4:25 PM
  

  What will be more expensive when summer ends? A barrel of crude? Or, a plain cheese pizza at the brand spanking new Cowboys’ stadium? Right now, crude oil has the edge - - it fetches a price of just under $70 bbl compared with a mere $60 quote for Read More... Posted Friday, August 14, 2009 4:25 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Jet Fuel, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, heating oil, ConocoPhillips, Shell

• Half Price Holiday Sale On Gas

  Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:15 PM
  

  Deflation is alive and well on street corners across the country. The average price for retail gasoline will descend below $2.15 gal this weekend, and if the truth be know, Americans will fuel up for the Thanksgiving holiday at about half the price they Read More... Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:15 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Ethanol, Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Jet Fuel, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, heating oil, Chevron, Wall Street, Valero, Shell, gasoline crude oil economy predictions refiners American Express EIA Chavez

• The Ike Spike

  Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:34 PM
  

  September 11 Quick Update: Fuel prices are going absolutely ballistic this morning as Ike heads toward the largest refinery cluster on the planet. The thoughts below are still appropriate but the numbers have changed. We are seeing the price of spot or Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:34 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Wall Street, Valero

• We've Hit $3.00 Gal, But For How Long?

  Friday, May 04, 2007 3:10 PM
  

  If you had May 4 as the target day for 2007 gasoline prices hitting $3.00 gal, this is your lucky day and you can cash in on the office pool. The average retail price for unleaded regular hit $3.012 gal this morning, up 31.2cts gal in one month, but a Read More... Posted Friday, May 04, 2007 3:10 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Ethanol, Crude, Biodiesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Jet Fuel, Wholesale Racks, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Detroit, Auto show, Chevron, Wall Street, ConocoPhillips, Shell

• Excuse Me While I Touch The Sky

  Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:13 AM
  

  I received almost a dozen phone calls and emails yesterday asking about the possibility of $4.00 gal gasoline prices this Summer. Never mind that the U.S. national average is more than 10cts gal shy of $3.00 gasoline - - that number isn’t sexy enough Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:13 AM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Chevron, Valero, Tesoro, ConocoPhillips, Shell

• Calm down, the fuel party is almost over

  Friday, April 06, 2007 4:57 PM
  

  If you listen to some of the hysterical rants and hyperbole in oil circles this month, you might conclude that we are on our way to $80 bbl crude oil and $3-$4 gal gasoline . Do not believe the rhetoric and the scare stories. This particular rally is Read More... Posted Friday, April 06, 2007 4:57 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Ethanol, Crude, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Detroit, Wall Street

• Record First Quarter Should Give Way To Quieter Market

  Monday, April 02, 2007 10:50 AM
  

  Retail fuel prices will move above $2.70 gal this week, and perhaps even flirt with $2.75 gal by Easter Sunday . But evidence is mounting that we are in the last throes of this high price insurgency. Of course, that sort of temperate prediction won’t Read More... Posted Monday, April 02, 2007 10:50 AM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, heating oil, Wall Street

• Brace Yourself For a Wild Gasoline Day & Week

  Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:53 AM
  

  Today could be quite a wild day in the oil markets . We’ll see the release of critical inventory and production data from the Department of Energy at 10:30 A.M. EDT. Meanwhile, crude oil futures are already up some $1.60 bbl to $64.53 bbl in overnight Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:53 AM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers

• The Physics of the 2007 Gasoline Price Rally

  Thursday, March 08, 2007 1:17 PM
  

  Yes, we are about to see $3.00 gal gasoline prices as an average , at least in the state of California . But no, this is not the beginning of the next fuel price apocalypse. But more on that in a moment. Note: You can keep up-to-date on this March Madness Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 1:17 PM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Ethanol, Crude, Retail, Gas Prices, Wholesale Racks, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Chevron, Wall Street, State of the Union Address, Valero, ConocoPhillips

• Of Preseason Peaks and Prospects

  Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:01 AM
  

  Yesterday marked the first instance since the third week of January that gasoline futures moved lower for two consecutive days. It’s worth noting because during the $1.00 gal or so spikes in 2005 and 2006, there were many such streaks of two or Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:01 AM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Retail, Gas Prices, Wholesale Racks, Petroleum Marketers, Wall Street

• Billion Dollar Baby

  Friday, March 02, 2007 10:09 AM
  

  Within the next two weeks, Americans will see the first significant impact of the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 . Daylight Savings Time will enable more motorists commuting home from work to see the higher prices in the light of day. The daily Read More... Posted Friday, March 02, 2007 10:09 AM by Tom Kloza | 0 Comments Filed under: Crude, Diesel, Retail, Gas Prices, Petroleum Marketers, OPIS, Wall Street