Gasoline for October spiked more than 4% higher in New York before paring gains, while West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed. Last week, WTI rallied 10% as investors wagered global demand would weather the setback posed by the spread of the delta coronavirus variant.
“If the offshore facilities have escaped damage — as they appear to have — the premium on account of the 1.7 million barrel a day crude production shut-in will evaporate,” said Hari. “Attention will then shift to the status of Louisiana refineries, which is more of a refined-products play,” she said.The September gasoline contract, which expires Tuesday, gained 2.5% to $2.3308 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 10:21 a.m. in Singapore.WTI for October delivery eased 2 cents to $68.