Summary
Crude oil in the US, as measured by CL=F (WTI) futures contract price, closed the week near $80 per barrel, with intraday trading on Friday marking a high of $80.85.
As seen by wholesale fuel prices collected by DACO for March 2nd, wholesale diesel prices stood at $3.45 per gallon on average. We see a reported low of $3.31 per gallon (American Petroleum, Phillips / 76) and a high of $3.59 per gallon (Peerless Oil).
Wholesale gasoline prices on average marked around $3.20 per gallon, with a low of $3.13 per gallon (Phillips / 76) and a high of $3.32 per gallon (Texaco).
As we noted yesterday, we a saw large uptick for RBOB gasoline futures price, +$0.30 spike (approx. +13%), understood to be the impact of summer gasoline specifications in United States. We expect to see higher wholesale gasoline prices in Puerto Rico over the coming days.