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Darn nice article. Thanks for depth of research here. I am a writer myself and I respect the work and dedication to quality that went into this article. CHeers

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Thanks for the write up; looking forward to your future posts

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Mar 14, 2022Liked by Viscosity Redux

Fantastic piece, thanks.

One piece of the puzzle, is the 6 mmbbl/d domestic consumption. Surely that will fall dramatically with the Russian economy. Does that have any impacts outside of Russia? Perhaps more shut-ins that are kaput for good?

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This is a great catch and a great question. 6 mmbbld goes to domestic refinery runs, and in turn nearly 3 mmbbld of refined product exports gets exported - again mainly to Europe. The loss of Russian refined products will place even further pressure on the global liquids market.

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Update. May 5th. The distillate scenario is ugly. Diesel shortages coming up. Oil ready to breakout. Refineries are good plays but stay nimble. Long #COM

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Great piece!

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great article. what's the action item? long debit spreads on 2024 crude? long US LNG producers? long US Steelmakers?

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This is some incredible stuff

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Excellent work 👏🏼

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The first pie chart does 1 % export to the US. The number quoted by news elsewhere usually ranges between 3 and 6% (mostly 6%). Difference ?

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