Rakesh Shankar Gasoline Quotations

There is a real risk that U.S. refineries will be unable to sufficiently bring back capacity in time for the summer driving season. This will force increased reliance on gasoline imports, and higher prices for consumers.

This report marks a healthy start to the gasoline buildup for the summer driving season. A few more weeks of this kind of healthy build will help further assure the market that gasoline prices this summer will head south.

At this pace, all the pieces are in place for both total crude and gasoline prices to ease before the peak summer driving season sets in, as we expect.

Despite the moderation in refinery utilization by almost 1.2% last week, gasoline inventories rose a whopping 4.3 million barrels.

Despite the moderation in refinery utilization ... last week, gasoline inventories rose a whopping 4.3 million barrels.

Despite the moderation in refinery utilization...last week, gasoline inventories rose a whopping 4.3 million barrels.

Gasoline prices are bound to rise further in the near term as the summer driving season kicks in.