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Margins dropped in Asian, US, and European regions

Refinery Margins Report for the week ending 07 August
Published: August 10, 2026
Written by:
Giovanni Simonetti

Giovanni Simonetti

Junior Data Analyst, Flux
Giovanni Simonetti
Reviewed by:
Donna Dong

Donna Dong

Research Analyst, Flux
Donna Dong
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In the week ending August 7, refinery margins declined across all regions. Asian margins saw a significant drop from $42.87/bbl to $36.17/bbl, down -$6.70/bbl w/w. European margins ended at $24.74/bbl with a change of -$0.77/bbl (w/w), and US refinery margins closed at 34.73 $/bbl following a decline of -$3.96/bbl w/w.

  • European Margins saw overall weakness this week, headlined by the GO Crack falling -$3.77 /bbl w/w to $66.96/bbl. EBOB Crack reversed this decline, rising $0.30/bbl w/w to $30.21/bbl, while Naphtha Crack experienced a slip of -$0.61/bbl w/w to -$3.60/bbl.
  • Asian Margin depreciated significantly across both benchmarks this week due to strong selling pressure on refined products. On Dubai cracks, the GO Dubai Crack plunged by -$15.27/bbl w/w to $76.08/bbl, accompanied by Kero cracking falling -$4.76/bbl w/w to $63.99/bbl and 92 crack dropping -$4.59/bbl w/w to $23.98/bbl. On Brent cracks, the largest mover was 92 Crack at -$4.85/bbl w/w to $17.25/bbl, followed by S10 BRT falling -$3.69/bbl w/w to $57.86/bbl and MOPJ crack declining slightly -$0.83/bbl w/w to -$0.84/bbl.

Written by

Giovanni Simonetti

Junior Data Analyst, Flux
Giovanni Simonetti

About Refinery Margins Report

A weekly free report encompassing regional refinery economics based on proprietary yields of financial swaps contracts

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