West Asia energy shock more than doubles Asia's fuel costs as supply disruptions bite
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- ✓West Asia energy shocks have more than doubled fuel costs across Asia as supply disruptions hit shipping and refining.
- ✓BlackRock said, "Now scarcity has shifted downstream," as attacks on Gulf infrastructure test global buffers.
- ✓While crude supplies recovered, these bottlenecks pushed prices up, impacting markets and global economic growth.
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Refining and shipping bottlenecks are driving fuel costs higher despite a recovery in crude supplies, as renewed attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure test global supply buffers, BlackRock warns.
The West Asia energy shock is pushing fuel costs across Asia to more than double their pre-war levels, as disruptions to energy supplies spread beyond crude oil to refining operations and shipping networks, according to a report by BlackRock.
The global investment management firm said supply buffers, including rerouted shipments, inventories and strategic reserves, had initially helped cushion the impact of disruptions to crude supplies. However, renewed attacks targeting energy infrastructure and shipping routes in the Gulf are now testing these safeguards.
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