EnergyCents- Ep 146: Refining the future: Wires and Barrels and Batteries (oh my!)

As electric vehicles increase their market share, so increases the transportation sector's reliance on metals supply and downstream smelting capacity.  How does this supply chain compare to that of traditional oil markets? S&P Commodity Insights' Experts Stephen Jew and Mark Ferguson, focused respectively on liquids and metals, join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to compare the global oil refining complex with metals smelting and consider the challenges of long-lead times and not-in-my-backyard resistance when adding capacity to either sector.   Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en