Refining & Marketing
Navigate the refined oil product markets with confidence
Understand changing dynamics in the oil refining and marketing value chain around the world with S&P Global refining and marketing insight, data and analysis.
As the globalization of the refining industry continues to accelerate, downstream players need to make strategic long and short-term decisions. Our Refining and Marketing service provides the analytical view on developments in the downstream sector needed to make sound investment decisions.
Country-level supply/demand projections for oil products and assets allow you to identify market conditions conducive to future investment. Understand the relationship between refinery capacity and rationalizations by unit; crude and feedstock qualities; throughput and utilization rates; and trade balances between regions by product streams. Retail motor fuel volumes and distribution, vehicle fleet, economic overview and oil logistics complete this detailed view of the refining and marketing value chain.
Strategic planners, business development professionals and investment decisions makers use our Refining and Marketing service to:
- Evaluate policy decisions and their economic impact in the markets where they do business
- Compare retail and refining performance with peers and competitors
- Master refined product supply and demand fundamentals, globally and regionally
- Make long-term investment decisions in new capacity and infrastructure
- Assess the impacts of product flows, refinery economics and pricing on refined product markets
Geographic Modules
Build on the global base module with additional geographic modules to match your needs. Currently available geographies:
- Global Fundamentals (Base Module)
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe/CIS/Africa
- Asia and Middle East
- Refining & Marketing Suite (all 5 modules, also available in other combined suites)
What's Included
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Reports and Analysis
- Refining & Marketing Annual Strategic Workbook: Forecast analysis, dataset to 2050, global/regional supply/ demand/trade
- Quarterly Long-Term Outlook: Global/regional refined product price and margin forecast analysis and datasets to 2050
- Monthly Short-Term Outlook: Two-year monthly price/ margin forecast analysis and dataset global/ regional products
- Downstream Country Profiles (145+ countries): Downstream value chain analysis including supply/demand, refining, logistics, retail, regulations/taxes, economic environment
- Multiple weekly updates covering global refining indicators, US EIA stats, refined product margin and crude differentials
Insights & Strategic Reports: Ad hoc analysis of critical global and regional refined product markets
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Data/Tools
- Global Refineries Tool: Includes 1) existing refinery location, ownership and capacities by unit, on a historic and forecasted basis, and 2) refinery investment projects
- Gasoline & Diesel Demand, Prices & Margins: Demand for 43 countries, retail prices/margins for 57 countries
- Data visualization & browsing tool access: Global/regional and price/supply/ trade data
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Additional Member Privileges
Access to Energy experts: Our 650+ energy analysts serve a client base comprised of virtually every major energy company, top institutional and investment managers and the world's leading commercial and investment banks. This diversity allows our analysts the opportunity to bring multiple views together and develop unique insights on the energy sector. Analysts are available exclusively to our clients to discuss and share their research.
Invitations to select member-only events including regular webcasts.
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