Insights

FEATURED ARTICLES

No results found.
No results found.
No results found.
No results found.
No results found.
No results found.

ADDITIONAL INSIGHT

Presentations

2019 West Coast Harbor Safety Committee Summit Presentation on IMO 2020

September 19, 2019

On September 19th, Stillwater Senior Associate Ralph Grimmer presented at the 2019 West Coast Harbor Safety Committee Summit on the Queen Mary off the coast of Long Beach. The summit was sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) and the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task...

Technology Development

Clean Marine Fuel in 2020: An Opportunity for Biofuel?

September 1, 2019

by Mike Newman of Parhelion Underwriting  2018 saw the shipping industry take its first steps towards addressing the challenge of climate change when, at its 72nd session in April, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted an initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050. The United...

White Papers

How Do ZEV Emissions Stack Up Against Super-Clean Gasoline and Diesel Engines?

August 21, 2019

In 1990, California adopted the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate designed to help achieve the state’s long-term emissions reduction goals by requiring manufacturers to sell specific quantities of battery-electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The ZEV mandate has seen several modifications over the past three decades, and now there is a growing interest...

Policy

Parhelion’s new LCFS Insurance

August 1, 2019

Several years ago, Parhelion introduced the Platinum Carbon Credit invalidation™ insurance product to the California Cap & Trade market and followed up with the Platinum RINs invalidation™ insurance policy for the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) earlier this year. They have now entered another environmental commodity market – California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). We,...

Policy

IMO 2020: Current Futures Prices and Refiner Processing Options

June 26, 2019

IMO 2020 implementation is six months away, and shipowners will likely start purchasing IMO 2020-compliant marine fuel (for vessels without onboard scrubbers) in the next three months. Stillwater Associates has offered a series of articles on various aspects of IMO 2020 over the past two years. In this month’s article, we provide an update on...

Wisdom from the Downstream Wizard

California Gasoline Prices – Part 2

June 26, 2019

Last month, I wrote about spot California gasoline prices and promised to write about California retail gasoline prices this month. As explained by my Petroleum Market Advisory Committee (PMAC) colleague, Professor Severin Borenstein, the retail gasoline prices in this state are higher than the U.S. average, even after deducting California’s high taxes and fees. Just...
No results found.

Need to learn more? Stillwater’s consulting services offer tailored solutions.

    Discover the latest insights in the evolving transportation energy market with our comprehensive consulting services. Our expert guidance provides you with critical data and analysis to navigate the market complexities investment opportunities effectively.

    Strategy & Economics

    Innovative, Deeply Informed Analysis Around Issues Impacting Business

    Policy

    Advising Policy Makers, Informing Market Participants, and Testing Policy

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Making Good Industry Matches

    Testimony & Litigation

    Case Support, Advisement, and Project Management