Category: Diesel

The real story is not that China is “back buying everything.” It is that Beijing throttled demand, shifted suppliers, drew inventories, and is now restocking only where landed cost still works — while $1 million-a-day VLCCs make a return to the old full-cycle buying pattern expensive and unlikely.

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That is the argument Javier Blas is making in his September 23 Bloomberg Opinion column, China Isn’t Buying More Oil, It’s Buying From Different Markets (also framed as “Don’t Believe the Hype About China’s Oil Buying”). The global market treated China’s pre-war appetite as a floor. In 2026 it became a valve. The Blas thesis: […]

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Refineries Under Fire: How Policy, Geopolitics, and Climate Ideology Created a Global Energy Crisis

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Special Guest Richard Norris Pandreco on the Energy Realities Podcast with Dr. Tammy Nemeth, David Blackmon and Stu Turley   In this episode of the Energy Realities podcast, hosts David Blackmon, Stu Turley, and Dr. Tammy Nemeth sit down with Dr. Richard Norris, managing director at Pandrako Advisors and author of the Energy IQ Substack, […]

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U.S. Fuel Crisis Status, Next Steps and Impact to Consumers

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In this episode of Energy Newsbeat, host Stu Turley and energy industry expert Rey Trevino tackle the perfect storm facing America’s energy sector. With diesel prices hitting record highs, critical refineries offline, and geopolitical tensions threatening global oil supplies, the hosts dissect nine major energy stories that reveal how decades of regulatory missteps and policy […]

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