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The firm estimates there are 16 laden crude and product oil tankers delayed by the Suez Canal blockage, and say:
- “Our data suggests that there have been no cargoes diverted to alternative routes such as around the Cape of Good Hope”
On oil price impacts:
- stocks of crude and products are high in the Atlantic basin
- “A few days of delays in crude or product travelling through the Suez Canal to the west (Europe/Americas) should not have a prolonged impact on the Atlantic basin market
If the blockage is prolonged, oil product trade flows from Europe/Mediterranean to East of Suez will suffer a greater impact, reducing availability of … fuel oil to Asia
- would be supportive for Asia product prices and widen the West-East arb in the near term
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