Brainfood is a brief market report offering BlueClover’s views on market dynamics and future pricing for petrochemicals and plastics. Below is a sample list of historical reports. To receive the these complimentary reports in real time please subscribe on the right side of this page.
Download Issue 25.01 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) All upstream energy prices are significantly higher compared to early December. WTI crude oil prices are up 15% the past month to a spot price of approx. $78/barrel. Oil prices are the highest they have
Download Issue 24.21 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) After a rally in upstream energy pricing from mid Sept to mid October, the past 10 days or so have seen prices reverse lower again. Over the past two weeks, WTI crude oil is down
Download Issue 24.13 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) WTI Crude Oil up 11% the past two weeks to a spot price of approx. $82/barrel. Propane prices in Mont Belvieu, TX are up about 15% to almost 78 cents per gallon (cpg). Over the
Download Issue 24.08 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) WTI crude oil prices continue to move higher, climbing 5% the past two weeks. Crude oil prices are up 21% from the start of the 2024 year. Why prices are rising? We wrote last week,
Download Issue 24.03 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report two weeks ago, oil, naphtha and propane pricing are all higher. WTI crude oil prices are up about 5% to $76.61/barrel compared to two weeks ago. This is on top of
Download Issue 23.20 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report, oil and naphtha are unchanged in price, while propane pricing is slightly lower. WTI crude oil is unchanged over the past two weeks hanging around $85/barrel. The probably consensus was for
Download Issue 23.12 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Crude oil prices are lower despite Saudi Arabia’s best efforts to bring pricing higher. Naphtha and propane prices were both down small compared to recent Brainfood reports. WTI crude oil prices were lower by about
Download Issue 23.07 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Naphtha, Propane, Oil and Ethane) Global plastics feedstocks prices have been steady the past two weeks. Naphtha prices (CIF Japan) are lower by about 2% over the past two weeks to a price of $672/mt Propane pricing is