Supported a major refiner identify opportunities in fuel trading across several U.S. cities along two major petroleum product pipelines. Key contributions included:
- Benchmarked blending economics for various branded and unbranded fuel formulations
- Estimated terminal / rack price spreads for finished products and blending components
- Identified key cost components, e.g., pipeline tariff, terminal and rack fees, and other pipeline-specific fees, and estimated costs based on historical data
- Summarized key netbacks and resultant trading opportunities to maximize client’s refining fleet, terminal, and other infrastructure assets
