Why do Canada’s CFR credit prices differ from spot assessments? Stillwater explains how to read ECCC data and identify ...

California crude oil producers face pipeline constraints, refinery closures, and pricing uncertainty. Explore what’s squeezing prices and what comes next.

On October 8, 2026, Stillwater’s President, Megan Boutwell, presented “Biomass-Based Diesel: Supply and Regulatory Incentive Considerations” to the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and ...

Stillwater Associates leverage decades of experience at major oil corporations to help clients navigate the challenges with the highest level of industry knowledge, market analysis, policy insight, ...

Let’s look at the data to see whether FCV fueling costs really fall in line with those of gasoline vehicles. The figure below displays fuel costs per mile for FVCs and gasoline vehicles using ...

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“Refining margins are at all-time highs! $100 cracks! Buy refining stocks?!” We’ve seen the heady buzz around refinery cracks and stock performance. Checking the stocks, the four major American ...

Venezuela primarily exports heavy sour crude, a grade refiners in the USGC are well-equipped to process. According to Vortexa data, Venezuelan crude exports currently total about 550 thousand barrels ...

Trump’s seizure of President Nicolás Maduro has sparked expectations of a rapid revival in Venezuelan oil output. Some analysts are calling this a new “remote‑control” era of Venezuelan governance, ...

Note: This post was edited on February 12, 2024 to update and elaborate on our calculations/methodology. In the U.S., several programs aim to reduce greenhouse gas ...

The Washington Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) has been signed into law, but the details of program implementation have not yet been developed by the state’s Department of Ecology (DOE). As such, its costs ...