Soaring Tanker Rates Leave Americas Awash in Crude Oil

October 12, 2026•Read full article on source

Dense heavy crude, which oil refiners around the world favor for its typically low cost, is piling up in the Americas as soaring freight rates have stifled exports and US refiners have been running close to their limits.

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