Oil Prices Climb on Supply Shortage Fears

Markets were unsettled by an array of concerns, ranging from breakdowns in U.S. refineries in the past two weeks to ongoing worries that crude oil and distillates production will not meet peak global demand in the fourth quarter.

The U.S. Energy Department report this week showing declines in gasoline inventories exacerbated already heightened fears that overworked U.S. refiners may not quickly recover from shutdowns to bump up gasoline supplies.
Forbes