Mideast war escalation threatens recovery in global oil refining

Escalating US-Iran conflict and Houthi threats to Saudi exports through the Red Sea are disrupting crude supply to Asian refineries, which had planned to lead global fuel production recovery in Q3. Meanwhile, Russian diesel export bans and supply constraints are keeping global refining margins at record highs, with China holding the most spare capacity to offset the gap.

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