CITGO to Ship Midwest Gasoline to NY via Laurel Pipeline


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- CITGO Petroleum will ship gasoline produced at its 
Lemont, Illinois, refinery to customers in New York in early October, marking 
the first movement on Buckeye Partners' newly reversed bidirectional Laurel 
Pipeline service.

   The shipment will establish an additional pathway for Midwest-produced 
transportation fuels to reach East Coast markets, leveraging the Lemont 
refinery's location near major pipeline and transportation infrastructure, 
according to a CITGO statement released Wednesday (9/30).

   "This first shipment adds valuable optionality to our supply system, helping 
us move fuel where it is needed and better serve customers," Karl Schmidt, vice 
president for supply and marketing at CITGO, said in the release.

   The new route comes as New York Harbor gasoline continues to trade at a 
premium to Chicago spot prices. NYH conventional regular gasoline was assessed 
Thursday at $3.3226 gallon, 12cts above Chicago CBOB at $3.2026 gallon, DTN 
data showed. The differential also stood at 12cts Wednesday and 13.5cts Tuesday.

   East Coast gasoline inventories were nearly unchanged at 50.94 million bbl 
during the week ended September 25, according to the Energy Information 
Administration. However, Central Atlantic gasoline stocks, which include New 
York, fell 1.422 million bbl to 24.586 million bbl from 26.008 million bbl the 
previous week.

   CITGO's Lemont refinery is located southwest of Chicago. The company said 
the inaugural Laurel movement expands its ability to connect Midwest refining 
capacity with East Coast demand, providing an additional route for its 
transportation fuels to reach the region.

   
 




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