July 16, 2025
EFS Squeezes west-to-east crude arb as Trump tariffs add new uncertainty
A widening of the Brent-Dubai Exchange of Futures for Swaps (EFS) has choked off the once-lucrative arbitrage for light sweet crude flowing from West to East, exacerbating the supply picture in the Atlantic Basin.
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