Paying for premium
E5 barges over +$300/mt have paralysed European blending, closing the TA arb into NYH and holding gasoline E/W at historic lows across all three centres.
04 SEP 26 - 13:38
Nikolas Plonski (41)
Oil Market Analyst, Sparta CommoditiesNikolas Plonski, our Oil Market Analyst for the Americas at Sparta, brings experience as a trader from Gent Commodity USA trading diesel and jet paper markets. Nikolas then joined Sparta, where he serves as a cross barrel analyst focused on the Americas.
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US gasoline inventories running on fumes into winter
US gasoline inventories running on fumes into winter.
02 SEP 26 - 08:01
Diesel crunch will get worse as Brazil’s farmers begin planting
“Shipping economics show that diesel from Ulsan, South Korea, is currently the most viable option...
31 AUG 26 - 10:27
TA arb bottoms out, RBOB spreads find a relative floor
TA arb bottoms out, RBOB spreads find a relative floor.
28 AUG 26 - 13:08
Rallies and head fakes
Atlantic Basin firms on tight fundamentals while SING 92 sinks to historic e/w lows, with TC7 freight the obstacle to any rebalancing.
26 AUG 26 - 14:31
Asian buyers snap up US crude, adding stress to tight market
“For US refiners, Mars will be at the epicenter of this tightness.” — Nikolas Plonski,...
26 AUG 26 - 11:00
Americas Chart Pack August 2026
Brent back at $90. Here's what traders need to watch.
21 AUG 26 - 11:21
