Petroleum Watch

Petroleum Watch is a monthly newsletter on the California petroleum industry. Topics include:

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2023-02 Petroleum Watch
Ethanol Imports
2023-03 Petroleum Watch
Estimated Gasoline Price Breakdown and Margins Dashboard

2022-01 Petroleum Watch
Weekly Fuels Watch Dashboards
2022-02 Petroleum Watch
California Spot Markets
2022-03 Petroleum Watch
Idle Oil Wells in California
2022-04 Petroleum Watch
Crude Oil Market Update
2022-05 Petroleum Watch
What is a Convenience Store?
2022-06 Petroleum Watch
California Refiners Shift to Renewable Fuels
2022-07 Petroleum Watch
A Primer on Transportation of Crude Oil by Rail Car
2022-08 Petroleum Watch
Gasoline Supply and Prices
2022-09 Petroleum Watch
National Preparedness Month
2022-10 Petroleum Watch
Averaging Gasoline Prices
2022-11 Petroleum Watch
Energy Use at Refineries
2022-12 Petroleum Watch
Highway, Freeway, and Interstate Retail Gasoline Sales and Station Distribution

2021-01 Petroleum Watch
Combined Heat and Power Generation at Petroleum Refineries
2021-02 Petroleum Watch
Foreign Crude Oil Imports Decline in 2020
2021-03 Petroleum Watch
Gasoline Retail Prices Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
2021-04 Petroleum Watch
Refinery Product Slates and Crack Spreads
2021-05 Petroleum Watch
California Refinery Utilization
2021-06 Petroleum Watch
California Gasoline Market Compared to Other States
2021-07 Petroleum Watch
2020 Annual Retail Fuel Outlet Report and Gasoline Prices
2021-08 Petroleum Watch
A Primer on California's Pipeline Infrastructure
2021-09 Petroleum Watch
OPEC Influence on U.S. Crude Oil
2021-10 Petroleum Watch
Retail Fuel Outlet Annual Report
2021-11 Petroleum Watch
California Offshore Crude Oil Production and Spills
2021-12 Petroleum Watch
California Oil Fields With Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery

2020-01 Petroleum Watch
Retail Distribution
2020-02 Petroleum Watch
What Types of Crude Oil Do California Refineries Process?
2020-03 Petroleum Watch
How Petroleum Products Move
2020-04 Petroleum Watch
Crude Oil Price Shock
2020-05 Petroleum Watch
Refining Operations Under Decreased Demand
2020-06 Petroleum Watch
Impact of Stay-At-Home Orders on Petroleum Prices
2020-07 Petroleum Watch
Coronavirus Fuel Demand Impacts and Refinery Operation Changes
2020-08 Petroleum Watch
Indefinite Idling of Marathon Martinez Refinery
2020-09 Petroleum Watch
Primer on Different Blends of Gasoline
2020-10 Petroleum Watch
Annual Retail Fuel Outlet Report Results: Gasoline
2020-11 Petroleum Watch
California Crude Oil Extraction
2020-12 Petroleum Watch
Coronavirus Impacts Update

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