OIL TANKER CRISIS: Why Gas Prices Could Stay High Even as Crude Oil Falls
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Oil tanker shortages are putting new pressure on the global energy market, and the consequences could reach far beyond shipping lanes. Longer routes, disruptions around major maritime chokepoints, pipeline problems, port congestion and limited tanker capacity are making it more expensive and more difficult to move crude oil and refined petroleum products around the world.
In this in-depth analysis, we examine why the global tanker fleet is becoming stretched, how longer voyages reduce effective shipping capacity, why Saudi Arabia's pipeline challenges can push more oil toward the…
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