Overview
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Transportation demand
growth – some
uncertainties
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A need for both U.S.
capacity & import growth
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New U.S. product
specifications limit import
sources
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Will gasoline import
availability grow?
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US gasoline demand has been growing steadily.
The presentation briefly discuss if recent trends might change and when that change might occur.
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The focus will then shift to supplying US gasoline, and in particular gasoline imports, addressing:
- How US gasoline imports have grown;
- How gasoline imports are affected by product specification changes;
- How the recent increase in refining capacity utilization in world refining regions might affect US gasoline supply from imports.