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Europe Dodges A Rhine Crisis For The Worst Possible Reason
Europe Dodges A Rhine Crisis For The Worst Possible Reason
Authored by Natalia Katona via OilPrice.com,
Rhine freight from ARA to Karlsruhe has surged from €45/t to €215/t as Kaub remains below the 77-cm threshold needed for normal commercial traffic.
The squeeze is disrupting 3.1 million t/y of ethylene capacity and product movements from the 320,000-b/d Miro refinery.
Europe is avoiding a deeper crisis only because crackers are running at around 70% and fuel demand is weak.
The Rhine has slightly risen from its mid-August record low (when Kaub's water level gauge - at...
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