Vitol CEO said at an Energy Intelligence forum in London that over the past 7-10 days the Middle East exported roughly 1.2m bpd of crude and 0.2m bpd of refined products overseas. He warned that if sea-borne exports from the region cannot be sustained at about 10-14m bpd, low Western stocks ahead of winter could further destabilize global energy markets, and a complete disruption of exports at that scale could push international benchmark crude toward $200/bbl.

2026-10-06

Vitol CEO said at an Energy Intelligence forum in London that over the past 7-10 days the Middle East exported roughly 1.2m bpd of crude and 0.2m bpd of refined products overseas. He warned that if sea-borne exports from the region cannot be sustained at about 10-14m bpd, low Western stocks ahead of winter could further destabilize global energy markets, and a complete disruption of exports at that scale could push international benchmark crude toward $200/bbl.