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About Ben Brockwell

Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) , an IHS Markit company, is o ne of the world’s most comprehensive sources for petroleum pricing and news information. OPIS began covering petroleum news in 1977 with the launch of the award-winning Oil Express Newsletter. In 1980, OPIS pioneered “rack” price discovery for thousands of wholesalers, and now maintains the world’s most comprehensive database of U.S. wholesale petroleum prices, publishing more than 30,000 rack prices each day at over 1,500 terminals in nearly 400 market locations. Ben Brockwell is a Founder and the Director of Data, Pricing & Information is at OPIS. He is considered the foremost expert on petroleum prices and benchmarking. His editorial prowess covers all markets from how TVAs impact jobber purchasing strategies to jet fuel prices and supply. Many of OPIS’s most innovative products and services were created and developed under his leadership.