Behind the Data

002: Petrochemicals, Energy Security, and a Refinery Down at the Worst Time

Jeff Krimmel Episode 2

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In this episode, I go behind some of the energy analysis I've been working on recently. 

I start with a CNBC inquiry that pulled me into the petrochemicals value chain, and what I found about the split between upstream feedstocks and downstream products. From there I step back and look at how the energy conversation is shifting: from sustainability to affordability to security, and why it's important to find a productive path through this conversation. I close with the Valero Port Arthur refinery outage, and why a major refinery going down right now is particularly painful for the market.

This is Behind the Data, where I take you behind the energy market analysis I'm publishing online.