Sparta Commodities

Short-term pressures on Europe, but will it last?

In our latest naphtha market commentary:

10 October 2024

Diesel market faces limited prompt upside as Middle East risks fade and US pricing adjusts to curtail exports

In our latest distillate market commentary:

9 October 2024

Geopolitical premium fuels gasoline flat prices, while arbitrage outlook threatens RBOB complex

In our latest gasoline market commentary:

8 October 2024

Spectre of escalation roils paper markets and arb econs

In our latest crude market commentary:

7 October 2024

Come together: Surging E/W spread countered by weaker Asian naphtha cash diffs, global cracks and time spreads find ceiling

In our latest naphtha market commentary:

3 October 2024

Continuing bullish signals for ICE GO spreads and cracks but recovering margins/returning supply will be important to monitor

In our latest distillate market commentary:

2 October 2024

European gasoline rebounds, but Q4 outlook does not point to further increases

In our latest gasoline market commentary:

1 October 2024

North Sea competitiveness improves abroad and into refineries, but Libya return spells trouble

In our latest crude market commentary:

30 September 2024

Gold(en) rush: Naphtha fixture frenzy ahead of Asian holiday defies closed arbs, props up cash diffs and E/W

In our latest naphtha market commentary:

26 September 2024

Whilst East Asian diesel feels relatively flat, there appears to be some warranted optimism in ICE GO and HO

In our latest distillate market commentary:

25 September 2024