"Absolutely Unprecedented": Diesel Crack Spread Hits Record As Refined-Products Crisis Arrives
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-08-18 21:20 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Transport, Europe, Military & Defence, Natural Disasters, Ukraine/Russia, Energy, World News, War & Conflict, Retail
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Brent and WTI futures remain below $100 a barrel on Tuesday morning, partly suppressed by governments releasing strategic oil reserves into global markets. But the more serious issue is building downstream, where the Russia-Ukraine war, strikes against energy infrastructure, and continued disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are fueling the refined-products "perfect storm" we have repeatedly warned about.
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