Atlantic Basin refining margins soar on refinery outages, tight diesel supply

NWE margins rise due to strikes at French refineries

USAC margins are supported by planned outages

Cold weather is likely to further limit diesel supplies

Atlantic Basin refinery margins are rising again to record levels set earlier this year, spurred by refinery outages and strikes at French refineries, an Oct. 17 analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights showed.