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Jun 17 2025
Midwest Marvel
CASEY'S RECORD SETTING YEAR
Company Profile

Market Share

Back in 2010, Couche-Tard tried to purchase Casey's for what amounted to $1.3-million per store. The offer was successfully rebuffed. Fifteen years later Casey's is much larger and its average store value has soared to over $7-million by our calculations. In its latest fiscal year ending April 30, Casey's added a record number of units and achieved record fuel volume of 3.2-billion gallons. The Iowa-based retailer plans more network growth this year.
Jun 12 2025
Brand Price Postures
LAS VEGAS DTW METRICS
Wholesale Prices

Market Profile

Among markets dominated by Dealer Tankwagon channel of wholesale gasoline trade, Las Vegas features three stalwart brands: Chevron, Shell, and Arco. The Letter exclusively finds that in 2025, Chevron is pricing above Shell.
May 23 2025
Group of Eight Opens Taps
OPEC EXPORTS SET TO RISE
Imports/Exports

Consumption/Supply/Demand

U.S. motorists are benefiting from OPEC's "G-8" reversing earlier output reductions, which is suppressing oil prices despite numerous supply risks around the world. Within the wide array of moving parts pounding the oil market, OPEC and its partners continue to play a large role in U.S. fuel prices.
May 12 2025
Bayou City Booming
MARKET LEVEL GASOLINE CENSUS
Market Profile



Houston's station population is booming and its gasoline demand soaring. This is dealer country, dominated by the Shell brand with Chevron fast gaining on No.2, Exxon. Sunoco station throughput outshines all. This report extracts gems from Lundberg's 100% on-site census study.
Apr 29 2025
Reduced Saturation, Increased Sales
C-STORE INDUSTRY METRICS 2024
Station Population

NACS

The U.S. convenience store industry posted strong in-store sales in 2024 despite a reduction in outlet count according to data released by The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS). Conditions remain in place for further consolidation in the store count according to data revealed herein. We project higher in-store revenue this year.
Apr 08 2025
Brand Price Postures
LOS ANGELES DTW METRICS
Wholesale Prices

Market Profile

reports@lundbergsurvey.com Attachments11:39?AM (1 hour ago) to me This message was not sent to Spam based on your organization's settings. Los Angeles remains the biggest gasoline market in the United States with fierce competition taking place between several prominent major brands. Los Angeles is dealer country, and dealer buying price, not rack, is master of ceremonies. This report reveals exclusive Lundberg DTW price data and details some dramatic reversals in brand price positioning.
Mar 12 2025
Temporary Flatline
2024 GASOLINE DEMAND REPORT
Supply/Demand



Increased vehicle fleet efficiency, a sluggish jobs market, and a reduction in travel rendered 2024 gasoline demand growth flat. However, several new trends are afoot that could revive demand growth in 2025 and beyond.
Mar 05 2025
Mean Reversion
REFINING MARGINS MODERATE
Refining

Consumption/Supply/Demand

U.S. refiners turned in another strong performance in 2024 with refining margin averaging $29.59 per barrel. Despite strong refining margins the past four years, refiners are still looking to close plants, including Lyondell's Houston refinery which shut last month.
Feb 26 2025
Georgia on Our Mind
ATLANTA STATION CENSUS 2024
Market Profile



Atlanta station throughputs averaged 101,300 gallons per month last year, including market leader QuikTrip's towering 391,400 gals/month. Another important development was the recovery in the lessee dealer outlet count. Herein we update market shares, throughputs, and station population details culled from sole source Lundberg census data.
Feb 14 2025
Inflection Points
GASOLINE IMPORTS/EXPORTS
Imports/Exports

Refining

U.S. refiners exported 854,000 b/d of gasoline last year, 205,000 b/d more than were imported. This marks the ninth consecutive year of gasoline net-exporter status. Big changes are afoot in 2025 including multiple refinery closures both here and abroad, as well as the possible resumption of Russian exports. Trend reversals are possible for domestic demand, biofuel subsidies, electric cars, refining capacity, and import/export partners.
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