MIDWEST EXXON REFINERY GOES DOWN SAUDI HALT CRUDE SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE PUTIN CALLING UP TROOPS NATO FEARS HYBRID WAR TO ESCALATE
[SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 (12:30 PM PDT)]
Lots of collective hand ringing regarding a range of issues related to the continued partial closure of the Straight of Hormuz.
The biggest fear is of an all-out famine--next year-- from shortages of fertilizer, diesel; accordingly, farmers are already stopping or throttling-down planting and harvesting.
In a related story of refining capacity being squeezed in the US, ZeroHedge reported this:
MIDWEST BRACES FOR DIESEL HIKES AFTER HUGE EXXON REFINERY SHUTDOWN
Fallout from the Houthi-Saudi conflict continues.
FINANCIAL POST: SAUDIs HALT SHIPMENTS OF CRUDE TO EUROPEAN REFINERIES
A short post for today, but I thought the continued escalation (s) or missteps in and around NATO countries regarding Russia warrant continuing coverage.
WaPo: Wave of Russian Strikes Plots Raise Fear of Conflict Spiraling
hmmm, I was allowed to read the above story, yet when I was just checking the links functionality, WaPo hit a paywall.

THE TELEGRAPH:
PUTIN PLANNING TROOP CALL UP FEARS OF HYBRID ATTACKS ON NATO
That is all for now,
Drake
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