Oil CEOs See Market Split as Hormuz Ships Crude but Blocks Refined Fuels
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 24
Oil CEOs See Market Split as Hormuz Ships Crude but Blocks Refined Fuels
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 24
Summary
Europe’s biggest energy chiefs said the oil market has split sharply, with crude facing a bearish outlook even as fuel prices stay firm.
Patrick Pouyanne of TotalEnergies said crude cargoes are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but higher shipping costs have effectively stopped refined products from making the passage.
Russian fuel supply has also tightened after Ukrainian drone attacks, adding to product-market strength even while crude availability remains less constrained.
The result is a two-speed market in which transport costs and supply disruptions support gasoline and diesel prices more than the underlying crude benchmark.