The Oil Crisis Is Becoming a Shipping Crisis
The world is not simply running short of oil. Increasingly, the problem is getting the right barrels to the right place.
ET&A Research · 14 September 2026
Brent crude briefly moved back above $108 a barrel on Monday, continuing a rally that has taken oil close to $110 for the first time since May. But focusing purely on the headline oil price risks missing the more important development underneath it.
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