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European refiners are coming out of maintenance season and returning to their usual crude buying flows, as they take advantage of high....
Published: March 18, 2026
Written by:
Donna Dong

Donna Dong

Research Analyst, Flux
Donna Dong
,
Mita Chaturvedi

Mita Chaturvedi

Research Associate, Flux
Mita Chaturvedi
and
Vincent Wu

Vincent Wu

Research Associate, Flux
Vincent Wu
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Written by

Donna Dong

Research Analyst, Flux
Donna Dong

Mita Chaturvedi

Research Associate, Flux
Mita Chaturvedi

Vincent Wu

Research Associate, Flux
Vincent Wu

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