Brent, US crude prices diverge amid US supply questions

摘要

A chasm has emerged between values of US crude and those of its Brent counterpart, but despite the flurry of US crude that has headed across the Atlantic in recent years, European refiners are not simply replacing Russian barrels with the extra supply of US grades. Crude quality questions and jitters over a ban on US product exports are weighing on the market, sources and analysts have said.