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Oil markets hit perfect storm as coronavirus cuts demand
1st March 2020 by

Former Saudi Oil Minister Sheikh Yamani’s warning in 2000 looks increasingly prophetic today: ...

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Oil markets hold their ‘flag shape’ for the moment, as recession risks mount
17th November 2019 by

Oil markets can’t quite make up their mind as to what they want to do, as the chart confirms. ...

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Oil market weakness suggests recession now more likely than Middle East war
11th August 2019 by

Oil markets remain poised between fear of recession and fear of a US attack on Iran. But gradually i...

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Déjà vu all over again for oil markets as recession risks rise
3rd March 2019 by

Back in 2015, veteran Saudi Oil Minister Ali  Naimi was very clear about Saudi’s need to adop...

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Oil prices flag recession risk as Iranian geopolitical tensions rise
20th May 2018 by

Today, we have “lies, fake news and statistics” rather than the old phrase “lies, ...

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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ is looking a lot less clear
30th October 2017 by

Saudi Arabia’s U-turn to revive oil output quotas is not working and fails to address the chan...

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Oil prices under pressure as US oil/product exports ramp up
18th May 2017 by

On Monday, I discussed how OPEC abandoned Saudi Oil Minister Naimi’s market share strategy dur...

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US Permian’s shale oil surge highlights OPEC’s failed strategy
15th May 2017 by

OPEC and Russia made a massive mistake last November when when they decided to try and establish a $...

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Oil market rebalancing myth looks close to its sell-by date
24th April 2017 by

The myth of oil market rebalancing has been a great money-maker for financial markets.  Hedge funds...

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Speculators’ tail wags oil market dog as paper trading dominates
2nd February 2017 by

Trading oil markets used to be hard work. You had to talk to all the major players all the time (not...

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