RE: meanwhile in usa7 Apr 2022 19:54
And that’s the massive quandary….Russian oil production down 500kbd this week, as refiners drop runs on lower product demand and storage runs out …middle distillates strong as goat’s breath with lack of these refined barrels, ditto fuel oil as no straight run and with the coal ban, the oil complex should move up, as well as gas…yet crude dropped 10 bucks in the week…Shanghai lockdowns will ease soon, especially with Hong Kong moving away from the zero Covid policy…little premature for demand destruction but crude market acting like it pre empting one….dollar stronger but not outrageous…suppose down to the amount of buyers for floating Russian barrels, with the screws tightening…the middle distillate section the most worrying for oil markets…just need deeper pockets to buy these dips. Hbr on the other hand still heading for debt free status sooner than many think. The 668 high from March 21 tiring in nicely with the analysts estimates…mind the gap after that…