U.S. Rack Gasoline Prices Climb 40.59cts on Week


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- Wholesale rack prices for gasoline across the United 
States moved higher Monday as geopolitical tensions tied to Iran continued to 
inject risk premium into global energy markets, lifting refined products 
alongside crude benchmarks.

   Conventional unleaded gasoline rack prices averaged $2.8281 gallon, an 
increase of 9.75cts from Friday's $2.7306 gallon, according to DTN data. The 
national average has climbed 40.59cts since last Monday, when rack gasoline 
averaged $2.4222 gallon, reflecting the broader rally in crude and refined 
product futures over the past week.

   Nationwide ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) rack prices averaged $3.7255 
gallon, rising 2.72cts from Friday's $3.6983 gallon. The increase follows last 
week's sharp advance, when ULSD racks surged more than $1 gallon over the prior 
week.

   On gasoline racks, PADD 4 posted the largest increase, rising 10.71cts to 
$2.5025 gallon, followed by PADD 5, up 8.19cts to $3.4310 gallon. PADD 2 
climbed 8.02cts to $2.3201 gallon, while PADD 3 increased 6.58cts to $2.3766 
gallon. PADD 1 saw the smallest rise, gaining 6.38cts to $2.4635 gallon, the 
same data showed.

   Compared with the national average of $2.8281 gallon, all regions traded at 
a discount except PADD 5, which stood at a 60.29cts premium to the U.S. 
benchmark. The deepest discount was seen in PADD 2 at 50.80cts below the 
national average, followed by PADD 3 at 45.15cts, PADD 1 at 36.46cts, and PADD 
4 at 32.56cts below the benchmark.

   ULSD racks were mixed across the five PADDs. The largest increase occurred 
in PADD 4, where prices rose 14.57cts to $3.4447 gallon. PADD 5 climbed 2.78cts 
to $4.2419 gallon, while PADD 1 increased 2.21cts to $3.9025 gallon. PADD 2 
edged up 0.58cts to $3.4982 gallon, while PADD 3 slipped 0.20cts to $3.6940 
gallon.

   Relative to the national ULSD rack average of $3.7255 gallon, PADD 5 held 
the strongest premium at 51.64cts, followed by PADD 1 at 17.70cts above the 
U.S. benchmark. PADD 3 traded slightly below the national average at a 3.15cts 
discount, while PADD 2 and PADD 4 stood at 22.73cts and 28.08cts below the 
national average, respectively.

   In the futures market, the front-month NYMEX ULSD contract for April 
delivery traded at $3.8340 gallon, up 30.89cts, while NYMEX RBOB gasoline for 
April rose 21.05cts to $2.9571 gallon. Crude benchmarks also extended gains, 
with WTI April crude trading at $101.14 barrel, up $10.19, marking the first 
time the benchmark has traded above $100 since the first half of 2022 as 
markets continued to price in geopolitical risk tied to developments in the 
Middle East.




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