Brent crude plunged 4.3% to pre-war lows as the rapid release of 20 million barrels through the Strait of Hormuz flooded the physical market, shifting pricing into contango and overwhelming the bullish impact of historically low US inventories.
The Indonesian government has ratified the elimination of import duties on LPG and key plastic raw materials, though the petrochemical sector remains in a holding pattern pending the official legal decree and a definitive implementation date.