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  "path": "/energy/2026/06/02/the-shift-from-crude-scarcity-to-refining-scarcity-why-jet-fuel-and-diesel-may-remain-expensive-even-if-oil-prices-fall/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T07:40:03.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Energy",
    "Airlines",
    "Aviation Fuel",
    "Brent Crude",
    "Commodity Markets",
    "Diesel",
    "Energy Forecast 2026",
    "Energy Inflation",
    "Global trade",
    "Goldman Sachs",
    "Gulf Refiners",
    "Jet Fuel",
    "logistics",
    "MENA Economy",
    "Middle East Energy",
    "Oil Markets",
    "Refining Margins",
    "Refining Sector",
    "Reuters",
    "Russia Energy Exports",
    "Strait of Hormuz",
    "The Shift from Crude Scarcity to Refining Scarcity  Why jet fuel and diesel may remain expensive even if oil prices fall",
    "The Middle East Observer"
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  "textContent": "The biggest risk facing energy markets in 2026 may no longer be a shortage of crude oil. Instead, investors, policymakers and transport operators are increasingly confronting a different challenge: a tightening market for refined fuels, where jet fuel and diesel prices remain elevated even as crude oil faces growing downward pressure from weakening demand. This […]\n\nThe post The Shift from Crude Scarcity to Refining Scarcity  Why jet fuel and diesel may remain expensive even if oil prices fall appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
  "title": "The Shift from Crude Scarcity to Refining Scarcity  Why jet fuel and diesel may remain expensive even if oil prices fall"
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