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Downstream oil in brief: was 2020 the ultimate test for fuel retailers?
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Report summary
As sales of road transport fuel plummeted in 2020 due to travel restrictions, fuel retailers have seen increasing demand for non-fuel products as consumers stocked up with groceries at nearby forecourts. Oil Majors including BP, Shell and Total are all counting on higher profits from sales of groceries and food-to-go at their retail networks in the future as demand for traditional carbon-based fuel declines.
Table of contents
- Moving sales online for further success
- Plugging shortfalls in fuel sales with non-fuel
- Conclusion
- Refining margins weaken as lockdown restrictions tighten across Europe
- Marketing margins
Tables and charts
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NWE refining marginsNWE gasoil/gasoline crack spreadsMED refining margins
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MED gasoline/gasoil crack spreadsGross marketing margins November 2020France gasoline gross marketing marginsFrance diesel gross marketing marginsUK gasoline gross retail marginsUK diesel gross marketing margins
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