WORLD SYSTEM BRIEF
FLOWS · BOTTLENECKS · LEVERAGE
WSB-0005 · POSTER · EN
2026-10-02
Δ 1
BOTTLENECK MIGRATION
Δ 1
THE BOTTLENECK MOVED.
OPERATIONAL
OPERATIONAL
PERSISTENT
DEVELOPING
CHOKEPOINT
DISRUPTION
ADAPTATION
CRUDE / LNG
RECOVERY
REFINING /
PRODUCTS LAG
STOCK-RELEASE
PRESSURE
Recovery at the original chokepoint does not remove scarcity; it can move the binding constraint downstream.