Asian end-users grapple with soaring crude prices as freight rates surge

Update: 2019-10-31

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Asian end-users faced a month of soaring crude oil prices in October after freight rates surged to record highs earlier this month. Editors Vickey Du and Avantika Ramesh look at how end-users have responded and which grades in particular have benefitted from the expensive freight.

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Asian end-users grapple with soaring crude prices as freight rates surge

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Asian end-users grapple with soaring crude prices as freight rates surge