The global oil market is wildly complex, with thousands of interconnected parts all working seamlessly together to keep the world’s economy humming. Most of the time, no one notices.
Until it breaks.
It’s been two and a half months since the war with Iran ruptured the crude oil market, and the aftershocks are starting to show up in unexpected ways. Among the many quirks: A European jet fuel shortage – that Americans are paying for at the gas pump.
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