At a Glance
- Strikes on Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdulla refineries on March 19 have intensified the jet fuel crisis, which was already strained by the effective four-week closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Kuwait is the world’s second-largest exporter of jet fuel, and the affected volumes represent close to 10% of global seaborne trade, or just under 260,000 bpd of jet fuel exported in 2025.
- The disruption will have an outsized impact on northwest European supply, as destinations like France, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Belgium are among the top receivers of Kuwaiti jet fuel.
- There are 73 LR1 and LR2 product tankers laden with jet fuel globally, including eight cargoes currently trapped west of Hormuz with no new loadings observed for more than three…
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