RL Blogs
Supply & Logistics
How Pipelines Ship Refinery Products to the Pump |
Sep 10, 2018 |
| By Ralph Laurel |
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| Insights on how products flow from an oil refinery to the pump. | |
Crash Overview of U.S. PADDs and Why They’re Important |
Sep 12, 2016 |
| By Market Analyst Dan |
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| A simple overview of the U.S. PADD system and how we can use the data to understand supply chain fundamentals and optimization. | |
Quantifying the Jones Act |
Feb 02, 2015 |
| By Simon Jacques |
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| Analysis quantifying the costs and implications of the US Jones Act. | |
Crude Rail Economics Depicted by a Refiner |
May 11, 2014 |
| By Optimization Specialist Robert |
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| Understanding North American crude rail supply chain economics. | |
Crude Railcar Safety Standards for Dummies |
Apr 27, 2014 |
| By Steve Pagani |
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| A quick summary of crude railcar safety design enhancements for the common folk. | |
Do You Really Know What’s In Canadian Crude? |
Apr 07, 2014 |
| By Ralph Laurel |
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| Canadian qualities differ drastically from what refiners assume. Does your refinery have an adequate assay tracking program to manage these changes? | |
Cushing Pipeline Update |
Jan 19, 2014 |
| By Ralph Laurel |
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| 2014 will be an extraordinary year for crude oil movement in the United States with over 2.5 MMBPD coming online. Hold on for the wild ride in the crude oil processing and pricing worlds. | |
Crude Pipelines: Arteries of the North American Energy Industry |
Jun 11, 2012 |
| By Steve Pagani |
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| There are over 7,000,000 barrels per day of crude oil pipeline capacity in the U.S. Can you connect the dots? | |
Simplifying the Global Oil Balance |
May 13, 2012 |
| By Market Analyst Dan |
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| Breaking down some of the key drivers behind the oil supply and demand fundamentals for your quick future reference. | |
