Oil refiners' gathering storm:Help is on the way

摘要

Oil refiners are at the eye of a gathering storm,with increas-ing fronts pressuring both the supply and demand sides for crude oil and petroleum products.Under present trends,this could turn into a "perfect storm," threatening the very health of the world economy.This article describes the present situation,examines recent history to see how we got here,analyzes likely future trends and suggests what could be done to help ameliorate the negative impact of these trends.