The
Panama Canal expansion will shift cargoes from the U.S. West Coast to
the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, and will in turn allow rail shipments
inland to move farther west from the East Coast and reduce U.S. West
Coast rail shipments with little net change in inland diesel demand,
Kevin Lindemer, managing director of downstream consulting at IHS
Markit, said this week.
Lindemer spoke on projected
imports and exports of gasoline and diesel as well as the Panama Canal
expansion at the OPIS Supply and Transportation Summit held in
Scottsdale, Ariz., this week. The expanded Panama Canal is encouraging
larger container ships to move the rail "null point" farther west in the
U.S., and it also is allowing larger vessels to move from the Pacific
to U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports, he said.
Bunker demand may increase on the East Coast and in the Gulf Coast, but any net impact is likely to be relatively small, Lindemer said.
U.S. crude oil and refined products exports could increase in terms of larger vessels moving west, but the volume impact will also be small, he said.
Markets on the west coast of South America will continue to be the largest market through the Canal to the west, Lindemer said. Larger west-bound oil tankers from the U.S. Gulf Coast will continue be uncompetitive in Asia, he added.
Longer-term market fundamentals indicate continued weak U.S. demand, which will continue to drive product exports higher, Lindemer said. U.S. refiners and liquids processors are increasingly exposed to the global market, he added.
U.S. demand for oil products, excluding LPG, is expected to start to fall again about 2018, and Latin American demand will rise with lagging refinery investments, Lindemer said. This combination of push and pull factors will provide long-term export markets for U.S. refiners for both gasoline and distillates, he said. Besides South America, U.S. products are exported to Europe, Africa and other destinations.
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Bunker demand may increase on the East Coast and in the Gulf Coast, but any net impact is likely to be relatively small, Lindemer said.
U.S. crude oil and refined products exports could increase in terms of larger vessels moving west, but the volume impact will also be small, he said.
Markets on the west coast of South America will continue to be the largest market through the Canal to the west, Lindemer said. Larger west-bound oil tankers from the U.S. Gulf Coast will continue be uncompetitive in Asia, he added.
Longer-term market fundamentals indicate continued weak U.S. demand, which will continue to drive product exports higher, Lindemer said. U.S. refiners and liquids processors are increasingly exposed to the global market, he added.
U.S. demand for oil products, excluding LPG, is expected to start to fall again about 2018, and Latin American demand will rise with lagging refinery investments, Lindemer said. This combination of push and pull factors will provide long-term export markets for U.S. refiners for both gasoline and distillates, he said. Besides South America, U.S. products are exported to Europe, Africa and other destinations.
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