MeOH Weekly Liquid Fuel Markets Update – w/e 09.10.2026
DIPLOMACY OFFERS RELIEF, BUT GLOBAL FUEL SUPPLY REMAINS VULNERABLE Global crude oil markets experienced another volatile week as diplomatic initiatives competed with continuing supply disruptions. Brent crude closed Friday at US$104.72/bbl, while WTI finished at US$91.85/bbl. US President Donald Trump reportedly announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to resume Russian diesel supplies to […]
MeOH Weekly Liquid Fuel Markets Update – w/e 02.10.2026
EMERGENCY RESERVES BUY TIME; THEY DON’T FIX THE SUPPLY PROBLEM G7 and IEA countries announced the release of 100 million barrels of crude oil and refined fuels from strategic reserves as governments move to ease pressure on global fuel markets. Brent crude closed the week around US$102/bbl, but physical crude and refined-product markets remain significantly […]
MeOH Weekly Liquid Fuel Markets Update – w/e 18.09.2026
DIRE STRAITS: CRUDE EASES; GLOBAL DIESEL UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE Brent crude eased late in the week after trading near US$110/bbl earlier in September; Middle East supply disruption remains severe. Strait of Hormuz flows remain dramatically below pre-conflict levels; damage to alternative export routes has reduced the market’s ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Global […]
MeOH Weekly Liquid Fuel Markets Update – w/e 04.09.2026
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN SUFFERS FOOD AND SUPPLY SHORTAGES Global Oil Markets Surge As Us-Iran Hostilities Intensify And The Strait Of Hormuz Remains The Focus Of Global Energy Security Global liquid fuel markets strengthened sharply during the week ended 4 September as renewed US-Iran hostilities and continuing disruption around the Strait of Hormuz returned supply security […]
MeOH Weekly Liquid Fuel Markets Update – w/e 21.08.2026
A TALE OF TWO MARKETS:- CRUDE EASES AS HORMUZ FLOWS RECOVER, BUT REFINED-FUEL PRESSURE PERSISTS Global crude oil prices end week sharply lower; improving Gulf export flows reduce immediate supply anxiety; tight refining capacity and disrupted product supply continue to support petrol and diesel prices. Brent crude futures settled on Friday at US$89.31/Bbl, down more […]
MeOH Weekly Liquid Fuel Markets Update – w/e 14.08.2026
Diesel tightness intensifies as depleted inventories and renewed Hormuz disruption reshape product markets. Diesel prices moved above jet fuel in parts of Europe as acute middle-distillate shortages tightened Atlantic Basin supply. Brent crude traded back toward $US90/bbl as US-Iran talks stalled, restoring a geopolitical risk premium US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 298.7 million barrels […]
