US Gulf Coast reformate prices have shot dramatically higher in recent weeks, driven by a perfect storm of exports of the blendstock and finished gasoline along with a lack of supply. Market sources Wednesday said reformate was very tight, in the hands of major refiners who intended to use it to make their own gasoline for export. Reformate is a low RVP, high-octane gasoline blendstock that is the product of naphtha inputted to a catalytic reformer. As assessed by Platts it is a 1 RVP, 100 octane material. Article continues below… Request a free trial of: Oilgram News Oilgram News Oilgram News brings you fast-breaking global petroleum and gas news on and including: Industry players, upstream and downstream markets, refineries, midstream transportation and financial reports Supply and demand trends, government actions, exploration and technology Daily futures summary Weekly API statistics, and much more Request […]