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JPMorgan warns higher tanker freight could curb refinery runs

Citing JPMorgan commentary via CNBC, the note says October is starting to resemble April, with the issue being not just tanker availability but how efficiently tankers can be used; it adds that if freight costs rise beyond what refiners can economically absorb, refinery runs may eventually decline.