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08/15/2025
Futures Market Settles (Front Month)
All prices reflect end-of-day settlements from August 13th, 2025
Instrument | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
WTI Future (Sept) | $62.65 | ▼ 0.52 |
Brent Final Day (Oct) | $66.63 | ▼ 0.49 |
RBOB (Sept) | $2.0704 | ▼ 0.0004 |
ULSD (Sept) | $2.2428 | ▼ 0.0013 |
Ethanol CU (Sept) | $1.745 | ▲ 0.02 |
Crack Spreads
Spread | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
HO/Brent (Sept) | $28.861 | ▼ 0.957 |
RB/Brent (Sept) | $14.993 | ▲ 0.134 |
HO/WTI Crack (Sept) | $31.55 | ▲ 0.47 |
ULSD & Jet Physical Market Settles
Colonial Pipeline Differentials (USGC):
ULSD 62g (C47): -7.50
Jet Fuel 54g (C48): -23.75
OPIS RIN Futures
D6 (Ethanol) | $1.1200 | ▲ 0.0095 |
D4 (Biodiesel) | $1.1840 | ▲ 0.0090 |
D5 (Advanced) | $1.1725 | ▲ 0.0200 |
D3 (Cellulosic) | $2.2100 | ▲ 0.0050 |
Freight Market Summary
Clean Tankers – Ample clean tanker supply remains in the U.S. Gulf, but steady exports to Latin America and the U.S. East Coast are keeping rates supported. Risk premiums tied to extended voyages and geopolitical uncertainty continue to provide a pricing floor, preventing meaningful downside despite available tonnage.
Crude Tankers – VLCCs continue to bypass the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, favoring the Cape of Good Hope routing. This detour lengthens voyages and tightens vessel availability, helping sustain firm long-haul rates—particularly for Middle East–Asia flows—while reinforcing the embedded geopolitical risk premium in freight negotiations.
LNG Shipping – Spot LNG activity in the Atlantic Basin remains steady, with weather risk and rerouted voyages keeping vessel supply tight. Rates remain firm in this balanced but vulnerable market, leaving room for rapid upside if demand spikes or weather disruptions occur.
Routing & Geopolitics – Across clean, crude, and LNG segments, extended routing around high-risk regions remains the norm. These longer voyages restrict near-term tonnage supply and keep freight pricing supported, even in markets with otherwise balanced fundamentals.
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