Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Wholesalers in the US

Industry Fuelled By Oil Price

Since terminals are almost entirely dependent on the supply of crude oil from foreign sources (both OPEC and non-OPEC), the industry remains at the mercy of international prices - which are a cost of goods sold for distributors. There is always the potential for political events or natural disasters to give rise to sharp and substantial, if short-term, movements in oil prices. In a climate of relatively finely balanced supply and demand, buyers are likely to respond to disruptions in supply by bidding prices up.

The US Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals wholesaling industry purchases fuels such as crude petroleum oil, liquefied petroleum gas, motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil, jet fuel, residual fuel oil, kerosene etc. from their manufacturers via pipeline transportation businesses. These products are then sold in bulk to retail distributors like gasoline stations, as well as non-bulk petroleum distributors, producers of energy, plus fuel transport distributors and the military. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.