Refinery Intelligence
Gain unparalleled access to real-time refining operations across the world
Unique insights into crude demand and refined products supply
Oil refineries are a key link between crude oil consumption and refined products production in the global oil supply chain. Knowing the operational status of refining units is critical to understanding the full picture of crude oil and refined product supply and demand.
We provide insights to gain a comprehensive, accurate understanding of refining operations that is of the utmost importance to traders, analysts, and other market participants.
Features and workflows
Unique and reliable real-time intelligence on refinery operations.
Key features of Wood Mackenzie's Refinery Intelligence:
- Stay ahead of the market and the competition with real-time reporting & insights.
- Anticipate crude oil consumption and production.
- Receive immediate alerts of critical events.
- Access exclusive reports on unplanned outages.
Wood Mackenzie's Refinery Intelligence provides data including:
- Infra-red camera monitoring combined with in-house analytical and technological expertise.
- Unique insight into crude consumption and the production of light products, middle distillates and heavy products.
- Detailed information and expert commentary on the status of key units at monitored refineries.
- Unit level operational status and images of refinery operations.
Wood Mackenzie's Refinery Intelligence enables a number of key workflows including:
Supply chain forecasting
- Understand the full picture of crude oil and refined product supply and demand.
- Gain a uniquely comprehensive view of refinery utilisation by product class.
Trading strategy
- Anticipate changes to the supply chain with early alerts of anomalies and shutdowns to key refining infrastructure.
Why choose WoodMac’s Refinery Intelligence?
Wood Mackenzie’s institutional knowledge of refinery operations combined with proprietary remote sensors, infra-red cameras and advanced technologies deliver a unique insight into the crude and refining market.
Our refinery intelligence products
North American Refinery Intelligence
We provide an unrivalled view into real-time operations at more than 100 refineries across the US and Canada, covering 90% of refinery operations in the US and 66% of refining capacity in Alberta, Canada.
North American Refinery Intelligence
Unmatched insight into refined products supply and crude demand in North America
An unrivalled view into operations at refineries across the US and Canada, covering more than 90% of refinery operations in the US and 66% of refining capacity in Alberta, Canada. Provides a comprehensive view of refinery utilization down to the unit level and by product class with intra-day insight into status changes of product-specific units.
Get accurate and timely data to act fast on disruptions to supply:
- Real-time alerts on refinery operations delivered as events are observed, including information on planned outages and upsets in the US and Canada.
- Monthly Refinery Planned Outage Schedule provides a forward-look into planned maintenance activities at both monitored and unmonitored refineries in North America. Published at the unit level.
- Assess market implications on crude oil demand and supply of refined products in a given region.
- Understand market conditions by reading daily commentary featuring unique insight into the crude and refining markets.
European Refinery Intelligence
We provide a unique view of European refineries. We monitor all major facilities in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA), the UK and France, accounting for 65% of refineries west of the former Soviet Union.
European Refinery Intelligence
The most extensive and up-to-date look at the daily status of refinery operations in Europe
Wood Mackenzie’s Refinery Intelligence service combines observations obtained from infrared cameras with in-house analytical and technological expertise to provide an unrivalled view into operations at European refineries. WoodMac monitors 65% of the refineries west of the Former Soviet Union including all major refineries in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region, the UK and France.
Data you need to react quickly on disruptions, shutdowns and startups of refinery units:
- Daily detailed information and commentary on the status of key units at monitored refineries across Europe.
- Insight into production organized by product class: primary processing, light products, middle distillates and heavy products.
- Daily online/offline status and unit capacity data for all European refinery units monitored by WoodMac.
APAC Refinery Intelligence
Unparalleled access to real-time refining operations in the Asia-Pacific region, with coverage of the some of the largest APAC refineries.
APAC Refinery Intelligence
Gain unparalleled access to real-time refining operations in the Asia-Pacific region
Oil refineries are a key link between crude oil consumption and refined products production in the global oil supply chain. Knowing the operational status of refining units is critical to understanding the full picture of crude oil and refined product supply and demand.
Using remote sensors and advanced technologies, Wood Mackenzie is able to detect changes in the operational status of individual refinery units. Not only unit heating is detected, but also furnace stack activity, flaring, and other abnormal activity like fires and explosions.
Gain a comprehensive, accurate understanding of refining operations:
- Intraday updates on unit outages and restarts available via a data API and customizable alerting.
- Detailed information on the status of key processing units at monitored refineries in the APAC region.
- Anomalies and shutdowns to key refining infrastructure, detected by inhouse analysts, providing alerting ahead of other sources.
North American Refinery Intelligence
Unmatched insight into refined products supply and crude demand in North America
An unrivalled view into operations at refineries across the US and Canada, covering more than 90% of refinery operations in the US and 66% of refining capacity in Alberta, Canada. Provides a comprehensive view of refinery utilization down to the unit level and by product class with intra-day insight into status changes of product-specific units.
Get accurate and timely data to act fast on disruptions to supply:
- Real-time alerts on refinery operations delivered as events are observed, including information on planned outages and upsets in the US and Canada.
- Monthly Refinery Planned Outage Schedule provides a forward-look into planned maintenance activities at both monitored and unmonitored refineries in North America. Published at the unit level.
- Assess market implications on crude oil demand and supply of refined products in a given region.
- Understand market conditions by reading daily commentary featuring unique insight into the crude and refining markets.
European Refinery Intelligence
The most extensive and up-to-date look at the daily status of refinery operations in Europe
Wood Mackenzie’s Refinery Intelligence service combines observations obtained from infrared cameras with in-house analytical and technological expertise to provide an unrivalled view into operations at European refineries. WoodMac monitors 65% of the refineries west of the Former Soviet Union including all major refineries in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region, the UK and France.
Data you need to react quickly on disruptions, shutdowns and startups of refinery units:
- Daily detailed information and commentary on the status of key units at monitored refineries across Europe.
- Insight into production organized by product class: primary processing, light products, middle distillates and heavy products.
- Daily online/offline status and unit capacity data for all European refinery units monitored by WoodMac.
APAC Refinery Intelligence
Gain unparalleled access to real-time refining operations in the Asia-Pacific region
Oil refineries are a key link between crude oil consumption and refined products production in the global oil supply chain. Knowing the operational status of refining units is critical to understanding the full picture of crude oil and refined product supply and demand.
Using remote sensors and advanced technologies, Wood Mackenzie is able to detect changes in the operational status of individual refinery units. Not only unit heating is detected, but also furnace stack activity, flaring, and other abnormal activity like fires and explosions.
Gain a comprehensive, accurate understanding of refining operations:
- Intraday updates on unit outages and restarts available via a data API and customizable alerting.
- Detailed information on the status of key processing units at monitored refineries in the APAC region.
- Anomalies and shutdowns to key refining infrastructure, detected by inhouse analysts, providing alerting ahead of other sources.
Frequently asked questions
Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions you may have on Wood Mackenzie's Refinery Intelligence. If you have any other questions, get in touch.
Our Refinery Intelligence data is updated in real-time, including unit level operational status, images of refinery operations and event-based alerts, and feeds of refinery imagery.
Traders use our intelligence on the operational health of refining units to quickly capitalise on trading opportunities and stay ahead of other market participants.
Analysts easily identify crude demand and refined products supply to inform arbitrage models, regional supply/demand balances and trade recommendations.
Daily online/offline status and intra-day updates on unit outages and restarts are available via a data API and customisable alerting.
Daily emails provide detailed information and commentary on the status of key units at monitored refineries by product class.
Data can be visualised through our Asset Connect product.
Contact an expert
Gain a uniquely comprehensive view of the crude oil supply chain with data for refineries across North America, Europe and APAC. Get in touch with one of our experts today to learn how you can leverage our data to gain a full picture of the market.
