Jeff Currie: Forget $91 Brent, The Real Crisis Is $170 Diesel

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Financial market analysis indicating bearish sentiment based on current trends.

Sentiment
Bearish
AI Confidence
60%
Time Horizon
Short Term
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Brent at $90.94 looks almost civilized. Jeff Currie thinks that is exactly the problem: everyone is staring at crude while the real energy shock is already showing up in the fuels people actually buy. “Nobody on the planet earth consumes crude oil,” Currie told CNBC. Refineries do. Everyone else consumes gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, and those markets look considerably uglier. European diesel was trading around $170 per barrel during the interview, Currie said, almost twice Brent’s current $90.94. WTI was trading at $84.94 Tuesday.…

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Financial market analysis indicating bearish sentiment based on current trends.

Time Horizon

Short Term

Original article published by OilPrice.com on August 18, 2026.
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