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  • Downstream Monitoring Service - North America
    The Downstream Monitoring Service - North America (DMS-NA) provides analysis and data on the downstream market developments by PADD in North America.  A subscription to the DMS-NA provides access to PFC Energy's extensive expertise and database, strategic memos, statistical updates and in-depth analysis on the entire downstream chain in the US.  The DMS-NA focuses on:


    • Overviews of refining and supply infrastructure, and product movements and imports
    • Profiles of regions, as defined by PADD and sub-PADD - providing comprehensive analysis at market level
    • Comprehensive coverage of the business environment (economy, downstream legislation and tax policy, energy supply/demand) and the region's crude and oil product supply demand (refining, trade, distribution and marketing)
    • Competitive positioning across the downstream value chain (market shares, refining and marketing assets, investments, vertical integration, etc)
    • Evaluation of existing and planned refining and retail projects
    • Regional and country specific benchmarking and peer group analysis

    The DMS-NA is designed to provide analysis and relevant data covering the structural factors and resulting market environment and competitive dynamics at the regional level for key metropolitan areas. 

    Comprehensive regional profiles cover markets of importance for their size and growth potential, with particular emphasis on product supply/demand evolution, the refining industry, and marketing strategies.  Each profile provides:

    • Economic overview
    • Analysis of vehicle fleet structure and evolution
    • Overview of legal framework affecting downstream
    • Product supply/demand balance historical, current and projected
    • Detailed refining analysis by refinery, covering investments and issues surrounding the   refining industry
    • Overview of the oil logistics network involving product movement
    • Wholesale volumes and distribution and influence on the competitive environment
    • Retail network and distribution detailed market shares
    • Analysis of the competitive environment, with particular emphasis on
      marketing strategies
    • Overview of prices and margins

    The DMS is broken down into a series of regional modules. For more information, visit the following pages:
     

     For further information on the DMS-NA or other Membership Services please contact info@pfcenergy.com.

  •  Latest DMS-North America Membership Service Publications

  • 09.10 4. Product Supply & Demand (9.10)
    09.10 3. Refining (9.10)
    09.10 Product Specifications
    08.10 3. Refining (8.10)
    08.10 3. Refining (8.10)
    08.10 2. Downstream Regulatory Environment (8.10)
    08.10 4. Product Supply & Demand (8.10)
    08.10 3. Refining (8.10)
    08.10 2. Downstream Regulatory Environment (8.10)
    08.10 4. Product Supply & Demand (8.10)
    08.10 2. Downstream Regulatory Environment (8.10)
    08.10 4. Product Supply & Demand (8.10)
    08.10 3. Refining (8.10)
    08.10 2. Downstream Regulatory Environment (8.10)
    08.10 4. Product Supply & Demand (8.10)
    08.10 Pipelines in the Pipeline
    07.10 Marketing (Methodology document in pdf)
    05.10 Supply/Demand (Methodology document in pdf)
    05.10 Refining (Methodology document in pdf)
    05.10 Deepwater Horizon – Downstream Implications
    04.10 Global Refining Capacity Shifting East
    04.10 7. Prices & Margins (4.10)
    04.10 5. Logistics (04.10)
    04.10 7. Prices & Margins (04.10)
    04.10 5. Prices & Margins (04.10)
    04.10 4. Distribution & Marketing (04.10)
    04.10 7. PADD Snapshots (04.10)
    04.10 6. Class of Trade (04.10)
    04.10 3. Supply & Demand (04.10)
    03.10 The Copenhagen Aftermath – A Status Report for the Oil and Gas Industry
    03.10 5. Logistics (03.10)
    03.10 6. Distribution & Marketing (03.10)
    03.10 Atlantic Basin Refining – Who is the next to go?
    03.10 7. Prices & Margins (03.10)
    02.10 The Evolution of US Carbon Policy; a Closer Look at EPA Regulation as Support for Cap-and-Trade Dwindles
    02.10 Environment (Methodology document in pdf)
    01.10 7. Prices & Margins (01.10)
    01.10 1. Summary of Conclusions (01.10)
    12.09 6. PADD Snapshots (12.09)
    12.09 4. Indicators & Investments (12.09)
    12.09 5. Refining Profitability (12.09)
    12.09 2. Market Context & Regulation (12.09)
    12.09 3. Supply & Demand (12.09)
    12.09 Mexico’s Only Option Hurts US Refiners
    11.09 Valero Closes Delaware City
    10.09 5. Logistics (10.09)
    09.09 The Future of Coal-to-Liquids in the US
    08.09 Asphalt: Road to Riches?
    07.09 The Rush for Mid-level Ethanol Blends
    07.09 CNG Demand Continues to Surge
    06.09 New fuel efficiency standards ambitious but attainable
    05.09 US Gasoline Consumption Slumps
    05.09 PADD 4 - Rocky Mountains
    05.09 1. Summary of Conclusions (05.09)
    05.09 6. Distribution & Marketing (05.09)
    05.09 8. Annex: Market Context & Abbreviations
    05.09 9. Full Profile (05.09)
    04.09 Pemex announces greenfield refinery plans
    03.09 PADD 2 - Mid-Continent
    03.09 USA: Negotiating the Green Shift
    03.09 Valero acquires ethanol production assets
    03.09 PADD 3 - Gulf Coast
    03.09 1. Summary of Conclusions (03.09)
    03.09 2. Downstream Regulatory Environment
    03.09 5. Logistics (03.09)
    03.09 6. Distribution & Marketing (03.09)
    03.09 7. Prices & Margins (03.09)
    03.09 8. Annex: Market Context & Abbreviations
    03.09 9. Full Profile (03.09)
    03.09 1. Summary of Conclusions (03.09)
    03.09 8. Annex: Market Context & Abbreviations
    03.09 9. Full Profile (03.09)
    02.09 US Retail Overview
    02.09 Diesel Rising
    02.09 PADD 1 - East Coast
    02.09 DMS-NA 2009 Outlook
    02.09 1. Summary of Conclusions (02.09)
    02.09 5. Logistics (2.09)
    02.09 6. Distribution & Marketing (2.09)
    02.09 8. Annex: Market Context & Abbreviations
    02.09 9. Full Profile (02.09)
    02.09 1. Summary of Conclusions (02.09)
    02.09 2. Market Context & Regulation (02.09)
    02.09 8. Full Profile (02.09)
    12.08 PADD 5 - West Coast
    12.08 US Refining Overview
    12.08 Where to Cut in the Upstream? The Answers are not Obvious—the Implications are Major
    12.08 Refining & Crude Assets
    12.08 7. Full Profile (12.08)
    12.08 1. Summary of Conclusions (12.08)
    12.08 5. Logistics (12.08)
    12.08 6. Distribution & Marketing (12.08)
    12.08 8. Annex: Market Context & Abbreviations
    12.08 9. Full Profile (12.08)
    11.08 Canada
    11.08 1. Summary of Conclusions (11.08)
    11.08 2. Downstream Regulatory Environment
    11.08 4. Supply & Demand (11.08)
    11.08 3. Refining (11.08)
    11.08 6. Distribution & Marketing (11.08)
    11.08 7. Prices & Margins (11.08)
    11.08 8. Annex: Market Context & Abbreviations
    11.08 9. Full Profile (11.08)
    06.08 2008 Biofuels Overview - North America
    06.08 Dynamics of US Refining and Marketing Margins
    05.08 Biofuels Series: Demand
    03.08 Ethanol Overview
    03.08 Biofuels Series: Supply Dynamics
    03.08 Securing Access to Canadian Unconventionals
    12.07 US Midstream Assets Map
    08.07 Hurricane Dean: Coming down the tube
    06.07 R&D: Some Inconvenient Truths?, A Commentary by Lew Watts, President and CEO
    01.07 Biofuels Supply/Demand Forecast Capabilities
    01.07 Addendum: the State of the Union in 2007
    01.07 Biofuels Security Act of 2007
    01.07 US Retail Map
    05.06 Unconventional Crude Overview
    04.06 Unconventional Resources Map
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