Long-Term Outlook for Crude Oil, Refined Products, Biofuels, and EVs

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Understand how changes across the fuels value chain affect supply, demand, trade, and prices.

Global liquid fuel markets are shaped by interconnected changes in crude supply, refinery capacity, petroleum demand, renewable fuels, vehicle adoption, infrastructure, policy, and pricing. Future of Fuels brings these markets together in one integrated view, helping subscribers understand how developments in one part of the value chain affect regional balances, trade flows, margins, and investment needs.

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Future of Fuels

Published twice a year, the report combines analyst interpretation, long-term quantitative forecasts, and supporting Excel workbooks. Each edition delivers updated market analysis, forecasts, and supporting data.

Future of Fuels applies a fundamentals-driven analytical methodology to evaluate structural developments across the liquid fuel value chain, providing a consistent basis for assessing future market conditions and their implications for strategic planning and commercial decision-making.

Key Features

Global Refinery Capacity Analysis

Tracks refinery capacity and utilization, additions, closures, conversions, projects, and regional refining capability.

Global & Regional Liquid Products Demand

Forecasts liquids and crude-derived product demand by product, country, and region.

Biofuels and EVs

Evaluates biofuels, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and EV trends affecting petroleum demand.

U.S. Refinery Product Supply & Crude Demand

Models refinery operations, crude demand, product balances, and trade requirements.

Upstream & Midstream Analysis

Forecasts crude production and reviews pipeline capacity and market connectivity.

Price Forecast

Forecasts crude and product prices, differentials, margins, freight, feedstocks, and environmental credits.

What You Get Twice a Year

 PDF report - Market analysis, analyst interpretation, long-term quantitative forecasts, and supporting analysis across global liquid fuel markets.

 Excel files - Forecast workbooks and supporting data covering quantitative forecasts, historical reference data, project detail, regional balances, and key assumptions.

Forecast Workbooks Include

  • Petroleum Refinery Capacity Changes from Expected Projects/Shutdowns 
  • Global Liquid Products Demand 
  • Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuel Capacity Forecast 
  • Global Biofuels & EVs 
  • U.S. Refinery Crude Demand & Product Supply Balance 
  • U.S., Canada & Global Crude Production Forecast 
  • Key Crude Oil & Products Pipelines 
  • Long-Term Price Forecast 

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Choose the subscription option that best fits your needs.

Option 1 - PDF Report

Annual subscription to the Future of Fuels report, published each February and July.

Option 2 - PDF Report + Supporting Data Files

Annual subscription including the Future of Fuels report and supporting Excel forecast workbooks and data files.

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Explore Future of Fuels and the analysis, forecasts, and supporting data included with each edition. Request a sample report, schedule a demo, or inquire about subscription pricing. An optional private virtual presentation of the report findings by RBN senior analysts is also available and scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Complete the form below to learn more.

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