Oil Bottlenecks: Cushing Draws, Rail Jams, and Tight Physical Markets

The Gathering Line · Sep 23, 2026 · 4m · transcript

Physical oil markets are flashing tightness as global inventories plunge, Brent rallies, and U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly draw down. The episode breaks down how bottlenecks in Cushing, Guernsey, the Powder River Basin, and the Uinta Basin are reshaping regional flows from pipeline constraints to rail solutions.