Bring On the Jet Fuel Shortages || Apr. 14, 2026
Even if the Iran ceasefire holds, the world already has a months-long jet fuel shortage baked in. So, start saving for those summer vacation flights.
These shortages will hit harder in the Asia-Pacific regions, but everyone will feel the heat. The problem is that Middle Eastern crude from Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia (now offline) is ideal for jet fuel...and there's no real substitute for the product.
Flights well into the future are already being canceled in countries like China, Japan, India, and Australia.
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I want to go to the Philippines 🇵🇭 but may not return. Not a bad thing.
There's a Caterpillar on his shoulder
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This situation needs to cool right away. I understand how global shortages are now baked in but worse is the potential for global war.
Sitting here as a Canadian with echos of Trudeau saying “theirs no business case for oil pipelines”
Trudeau was not the best PM Canada ever had. He certainly wasn't his father (that being good or bad depends on your perspective). It seems as though Carney is trying to get a number of things sorted at a very challenging time. Fingers crossed for Canada.
Surprised that the market is not pricing in the coming oil & fuel shocks, because it looks like a tidal wave is approaching
I agree with you. It's crazy that the markets are at all time highs. It's like we're back in the run up to 2008 and everyone is ignoring all the mortgage defaults around them because they don't want to believe...
Even in the USA, my home state of California is uniquely vulnerable.
Less flights, less chem-trails, am I right?
Well we know trumps MO is to never admit a mistake, blame someone else, then double down, as we see in the blockade of the blockade. We're being dragged over a cliff by a madman...
It would be disingenuous to say, "Oops" after 14,000 targeted strikes
At least there’s no TP shortage….just yet. Oh!The horror 🥴
Stock up on food and buy a horse? No more international air travel. That’s an earthquake in itself.
I would suggest renting a horse before you consider buying one
What are the problems with the US barring export of petroleum products and diverting them all to internal use?
Considering the United States and Israel were the ones who started an offensive war against a power that was not a threat to them… There is a bit of a moral component here. And it’s a global market, so the price in asia is the price in North America. Not to mention from a logistical standpoint, you would end up just for no reason at all completely breaking the airline systems in Asia as opposed to everybody suffering together… This is Trump‘s fault this is Benjamin Netanyahu‘s fault. The two leaders should be held financially and criminally responsible for all of these negative repercussions.
My AI calls BS. Light sweet IS used for A and A1. In fact, it is preferred. To quote Ayn Rand, check your premises.
My understanding is that refineries are set up for a specific type of crude, so if set up for Mid East, then using light sweet would result in inefficiencies, if they could even get the crude. Asian refineries are predominately designed for heavy sour.
Staycations are in again, and invest in bicycles. Who will be able to travel anyway after our dear leader completely hobbles our economy? No money for Vroom, Vroom, but plenty for boom, boom.
Love River Street. Was stationed in Savannah for a few years
Well, perhaps the future shooting will be limited to coming from a ship or the ground... How ironic. The US will need to reassess using jet fuel over Iran, China will need to assess using jet fuel over Taiwan and Russia will need to assess jet fuel over Ukraine. I'm sure they'll find the supplies - at the cost of citizens and commercial interests.
Russia is already using donkeys and bicycles.
There won’t be more shooting. Trump is playing 467D chess.
I think Trump wants to be playing 38D chess.
Savannah? Man I'd love to but you a beer sometime.
Need Peter to setup a new vacation planner app that would include places to avoid in case of wars and fuel shortage.
Seems like GFC2.0 and maybe Depression 2.0 on the way The latter is the most scary; Depression 1.0 there were just above 2 BN folks on this pale blue dot; there are now over 8 BN. The civil unrest is gonna be real real scary (i.e., 1789.2?). Buckle up mi muchachos y muchachas.
great news, no more flying would be great news for our long term survival as a species
Lucky for some of us, Coalie has been recreationally consuming Jet A for the last 7 months. Now, it’s really hard to get him to throw up.. but.. if I start now, we might get some gallons out by July. Anyways, sounds like it’s time to go invest in the Snowpiercer.