Automotive Fleet, October 2017

INDUSTRY news Fuel Prices Spike Following Harvey September started with some of the highest spot and futures prices for gasoline in a little more than two years as the impact of Hurricane Harvey is felt through large swaths of the country A bit of supply desperation has set in the Gulf Coast markets and stretched into the New York Harbor The major supply artery the Colonial Pipeline was struggling with operations due to a lack of fuel to keep operations running smoothly as a result of Harvey Violent price swings were common leading up to September and in recent weeks retail gasoline prices have moved up some 15 cents and there is more upside of the market as supplies tighten in the wake of the storm The first refineries to shut ahead of Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi Texas have begun the restart process and it is believed a few more in Galveston Bay Texas are also restarting The peak of refinery shutdowns on the Gulf Coast totaled from roughly 22 30 of total U S capacity Refineries that were able to operate during the storm found challenges in acquiring crude oil as imports were slowed due to closed ports and pipelines that were shut down as a result of the storm The current situation is testing the industrys mettle and without major damage to refineries that could keep several down for months supplies should be trending toward normal and prices should in turn recede CITY GASOLINE DIESEL Atlanta GA 230 255 Boston MA 239 261 Chicago IL 251 251 Dallas TX 224 234 Denver CO 231 242 Detroit MI 249 266 Houston TX 213 229 Los Angeles CA 308 299 Memphis TN 222 240 Miami FL 235 254 Minneapolis MN 230 248 New Orleans LA 214 235 New York NY 278 328 Philadelphia PA 256 296 Phoenix AZ 223 248 Portland OR 278 274 San Francisco CA 320 307 Seattle WA 300 298 St Louis MO 220 235 Washington D C 260 267 REGION CNG PROPANE AUTOGAS New England 241 291 Central Atlantic 221 267 Lower Atlantic 210 265 Midwest 202 266 Gulf Coast 203 300 Rocky Mountain 192 288 West Coast 247 302 AUTOMOTIVE FLEET I OCTOBER 2017 14 Antich Mike Calendar 1 2 3 8 7 6 5 4 9 1 10 11 12 13 18 17 16 15 14 Calendar 1 2 3 8 7 6 5 4 9 10 11 12 13 18 17 16 15 14 2 3 8 7 6 5 4 9 10 11 12 13 18 17 16 15 14 FUEL REPORT HISTORICAL GASOLINE DIESEL TRENDS 3 25 3 2 25 2 3 25 3 2 25 2 PRICE PER GALLON HISTORICAL CNG PROPANE AUTOGAS TRENDS JULY 2016 OCT 2016 JULY 2016 OCT 2016 CNG PROPANE AUTOGAS JAN 2017 APR 2017 JULY 2017 15 276 205 268 206 280 211 283 215 284 215 PRICE PER GALLON MAR 2017 APR 2017 MAY 2017 JUNE 2017 JULY 2017 AUG 2017 GASOLINE DIESEL 15 230 230 241 254 237 252 232 247 228 245 237 255 PRICE PER GALLON CNG PROPANE AUTOGAS JAN 2017 APR 2017 JULY 2017 15 276 205 268 206 280 211 283 215 284 215 PRICE PER GALLON MAR 2017 APR 2017 MAY 2017 JUNE 2017 JULY 2017 AUG 2017 GASOLINE DIESEL 15 230 230 241 254 237 252 232 247 228 245 237 255 Retail Fuel Prices as of Aug 2017 Retail Alt Fuel Prices as of July 2017 SOURCE WEX INC 97 DARLING AVE SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106 WWW WEXINC COM OR 800 395 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