Summary
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI), preferred benchmark for crude oil in the US, closed trading yesterday shy of the $80 per barrel mark. Today, intraday trading of futures for WTI is hovering at around $80.39 per barrel. Prices for derived fuels have also risen in tandem with crude oil markets.
As seen by wholesale fuel prices collected by DACO on March 14th, wholesale diesel prices mark around $3.39 per gallon on average, a $0.07 difference (+2.1%). We see a reported low of $3.28 per gallon (76, Phillips) and a high of $3.53 per gallon (Total).
Wholesale gasoline prices on average marked around $3.29 per gallon, a $0.08 difference (+2.5%), with a low of $3.21 per gallon (BVI Gas Inc.) and a high of $3.38 per gallon (Texaco, Total).