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.

Putin in Moscow
Vladimir Putin remains determined to secure victory in Ukraine Credit: Getty Images

THE TELEGRAPH: 

PUTIN PLANNING TROOP CALL UP FEARS OF HYBRID ATTACKS ON NATO

That is all for now,

Drake




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