Peace repriced crude but not the refinery restarts Europe needs by June
Oil fell 6% on Iran signals while jet fuel inventories drop below 23-day cover, exposing a 90-day refinery restart cycle the market isn't pricing
required to bring mothballed European refinery capacity back online
European refinery utilization averaged 82% in Q1 2025 versus 88% pre-conflict, and restart cycles for mothballed capacity require 90-120 days — pushing jet fuel normalization past the June threshold when inventories fall below 23-day critical cover.
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Crude and refined products decoupled: oil down 6% while jet fuel premiums remain elevated through physical supply constraints
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European airlines face jet fuel shortages below critical threshold by June despite headline peace progress
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“If jet fuel decouples 20% above crude through Q3, which loan portfolios blow through our stress test limits first?”
Ask your treasurer whether corporate hedges assume crude-crack spread convergence or account for 90-day refinery restart lags in European fuel costs.
By Joseph Lancaster, Editor — with research from Pine Needle's intelligence layer.
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