Taiwan downstream operators say they can only buy 5 barrels out of an order of 100

The trace

How it reaches your house.

Starting from Gasoline and diesel, we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.

1. First impact

   Crude Oil Feedstock →Shortage risk

   Gasoline and diesel

   Gasoline and diesel are critical outputs that directly depend on crude oil feedstock, so a feedstock constraint maps straightforwardly into tighter fuel availability for downstream users.

   93% confidence

   Marine Diesel and Bunker Fuel →Shortage risk

   Seafood and fish

   Marine diesel and bunker fuel is a critical input for fishing and seafood transport, so a severe shortage should materially constrain seafood and fish availability.

   88% confidence

2. Hop 2

   Seafood and fish →Delays

   Wild Capture / Aquaculture Harvest

   A marine-fuel shortage reduces vessel activity and slows harvesting, so the seafood supply chain’s capture/harvest step is directly delayed.

   85% confidence

   Seafood and fish →Delays

   Vessel Processing or Chilled Transport

   With less catch moving through the chain and constrained fuel availability, vessel-side handling and chilled transport lose throughput and are delayed.

   83% confidence

   Seafood and fish →Delays

   Port Unloading and Quality Grading

   Fewer or later landings at port push back unloading and grading operations, so this step slows as seafood availability tightens.

   77% confidence