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Episode 57: APPEC postmortem: Why the oil glut hype ignores tight products & Trump sanctions
In this episode of Sparta Market Outlook, host Felipe and guests Neil Crosby, Philip Jones-Lux, and Jorge Molinero discuss key takeaways from the APPEC conference, highlighting bearish crude sentiments amid perceived gluts, offset by geopolitical tensions and tight product markets. They explore refining constraints, product strength in naphtha, gasoline, and distillates, while questioning the timing of supply overhangs and the role of China’s SPR builds, providing a nuanced view on flat prices, spreads, and trading positions for the coming quarters.
Geopolitical risks loom large, from Middle…
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