OPIS Crash Course

Once you have the physical side of your wholesale gas and diesel buying program in place, what steps can you take to offset fuel price volatility? In Part 3 of "The Efficient Fuel Buyer" series, OPIS' Scott Berhang is joined by special guest Elaine Levin, president of Powerhouse, with strategies to protect your fuel buying budget.

Now that you have started your wholesale gas and diesel fuel buying program, you need to turn your attention to the physical side of your business. In Part 2 of "The Efficient Fuel Buyer" series,  OPIS' Scott Berhang explains what that means and how you can leverage your unique buying patterns to maximize your fuel spend.

If you are new to buying wholesale gas and diesel, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Not to worry! OPIS' three-part podcast series "The Efficient Fuel Buyer" will help you get off and running. In Part 1, OPIS' Scott Berhang explains the first things you should do when embarking on a fuel buying program.

Plastic is everywhere and, for companies that manufacture goods, the building blocks of plastics are major commodities that can eat into budgets. However, there's a way to manage price risk. Here to explain is Kathy Hall, executive editor of OPIS PetroChem Wire, and Greg Ogborn, a veteran plastics procurement professional.

The year 2019 is in full swing and that's going to mean swings in gasoline and diesel prices, too. In late January 2019, OPIS editors Bayan Raji and Rachel Stroud Goodrich took us on a 20-minute roundtrip around the major U.S. fuel price regions to give us a sense of what's coming down the pipeline and how the spot markets influence each other.

The natural gas market has seen dynamic growth in the age of the shale boom. Find out how regulations governing natural gas infrastructure helped shape today's landscape. OPIS' Callie Kolbe takes us back to humble beginnings and massive expansions.

The fuel shipping fleets are allowed to use is poised for a drastic change. New IMO sulfur rules are geared at cleaning up air quality, but they stand to rattle the fuel supply chain, with big implications for diesel prices. Many questions remain, ranging from the availability of compliant fuel to how the industry will handle new regs. Listen, as marine fuel expert Tom Sosnowski, fills us in on what the industry can expect as the market looks ahead to 2020.

When you think of energy trading, fuel like gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and crude oil probably comes to mind. But did you know you can trade the permission to pollute? The latest episode of the Crash Course podcast gives you an overview of the carbon market, where traders, brokers, and so-called "obligated parties" buy and sell air emissions credits.

While flipping burgers in your backyard, take a few minutes to think about your propane tank. The propane in that cylinder, making those perfect grill marks possible, is a pretty interesting gas liquid that has a worldwide presence. Millions of barrels and gallons originate from a town you may have never heard of, called Mont Belvieu.