U.S. West Coast Refiners Snap up Russian Crude

Marine Link ^ | June 24, 2015 | Joseph Keefe

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Refiners on the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii have stepped up purchases of Russian crude, taking advantage of a narrow gap between U.S. and global prices as they look to guard against a seasonal shortage of Alaskan supply, trade and industry sources said.

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anctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine bar U.S. oil companies from drilling in the country, but purchases of oil are still allowed.

Another example of Obama showing Putin a thing or two.

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He’s smarter than he looks. (But then again, he’d pretty much have to be!)

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