• New
• Analyst brief
• Crude

China puzzles the market

In April, China’s independent refineries were instructed to run harder whilst the state-owned...

18 MAY 26 - 14:44

• New
• Deep dive
• Crude

Physical in the doldrums but risk still for a rally

The arb picture in the East is compressing, but WTI and heavier LatAm still hold the best margins.

18 MAY 26 - 12:25

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• Cross Barrel
• Crude
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APAC Chart Pack May 2026

Sparta’s Chart Packs are ready-made collections of charts that highlight key commodity market...

14 MAY 26 - 07:34

• Analyst brief
• Crude

Sing 95/92 crunches

Sing 95/92 crunches

12 MAY 26 - 10:17

• Deep dive
• Crude

Time for physical to shine

Lack of deal breakthrough should see global refining step out to buy up barrels.

11 MAY 26 - 13:01

• Analyst brief
• Crude

The calm in physical won’t last forever

Plenty market chatter about the incredible weak state of crude diffs with North Sea almost below...

08 MAY 26 - 13:01

• Analyst brief
• Crude

Summer WTI-Rott arb closure still looking likely

Summer WTI-Rott arb closure still looking likely.

06 MAY 26 - 11:36

• Analyst brief
• Crude

Quality of crude oil – it’s not just sulphur and API

Quality of crude oil - it's not just sulphur and API

05 MAY 26 - 11:35

• Deep dive
• Crude

War premiums rise but physical crude still cooling

Physical crude in the West to remain somewhat subdued until late Q2.

04 MAY 26 - 11:09