- An attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline has disrupted a critical bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, threatening crude deliveries to Europe.
- The disruption adds pressure to already tight diesel markets, tightening the refined-products complex as well as crude flows.
- JPMorgan has withdrawn its baseline oil market view, citing the Iran conflict, attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, and uncertainty over Chinese demand as factors that make the outlook increasingly difficult to model.
- The combination of Middle East supply risk and Russian infrastructure strikes leaves no clear endgame for oil markets, per JPMorgan's read.
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“An attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline has disrupted a crucial route around the Strait of Hormuz, threatening crude deliveries to Europe and adding pressure to already tight diesel markets.”
“JPMorgan says it no longer has a baseline view for oil markets as the Iran conflict, attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, and uncertainty over Chinese demand make the outlook increasingly difficult to model.”