I wonder which country didn't get the .8 mbpd imports that the US got extra? Or did worldwide production increase by over 6 million barrels during last week, with all of it going to the US?

The inventory neeps at PO.com speculate that it's oil that might have otherwise gone to China. California got a big increase, and China didn't import last month (or didn't import as much). Hence the shortages over there.

Whack-A-Mole.

Our turn next month.

that implies a rather stark reality if correct. I sometimes think we are all going to burn.

Boris
London

Whac-A-Mole for anyone else who needs to figure out this very cute metaphor.

A woman playing Whac-a-mole.