Refinery Crack Spread

Shepna and Shabandar Rally as Brent Tops $76; How the $19 Summer Crack Spread Feeds Refiner Profits (Wednesday, July 8, 2026)

On the first Tehran Stock Exchange session after Brent crude jumped above $76.04 (Tuesday, July 7), refiners Shepna and Shabandar gained 2.87% and about 0.65%. With the feedstock formula set at 95% of the Brent, Dubai and Oman average and this summer's approved crack spread near $19 a barrel, this piece traces the mechanism linking global oil prices to listed refiners' profitability (Wednesday, July 8, 2026).