Asian refiners are hopeful that US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies might boost US crude production and back out imports, leading to an increase in available crude supply halfway around the world. But, sources say, US crudes will remain an arbitrage choice and how much of it comes to Asia will depend on economics. Trump will not be able to directly influence the volume of US crude exports during his administration but policies that stimulate US oil production or help move more crude to Gulf Coast refiners and terminals, for example, could play an indirect role in boosting exports. “To some extent, [we] can expect the new Trump government to support US producers to pump more, sell more, export more to Asia,” an Asian crude trader said. “But honestly, no matter how much government backing they [US producers] get, US crudes will remain just one of many arbitrage choices for […]