Tagged With Trading
5 December 2023
Scepticism, confusion and disdain over OPEC+’s extended and deeper supply cuts should give way to an appreciation of the new multi-speed producer alliance
26 September 2023
Half a century after the 1973 conflict, the world is dramatically different. But OPEC’s power remains
5 September 2023
Russia has leapfrogged Mideast sources to become India’s largest supplier, but flows may be poised to plateau
22 August 2023
Despite contradictory claims of increased tensions in Mideast Gulf waters and possible
rapprochement between the US and Iran, the situation appears business as usual for freight
4 August 2023
Record domestic production and high imports contrast with weak economic growth to raise the question of how much more crude China can store
27 July 2023
The country punching way above its weight in energy is less the story of a hydrocarbon bonanza and more that of a nation seeking to make the best out of what is available
25 July 2023
A greater focus on oil security may not be enough to deliver a comprehensive strategy for the net importer’s strategic petroleum reserves
6 July 2023
Market volatility put a significant strain on the commodity traders in 2022, but there are some signs of green shoots
23 June 2023
The race to go around Russia is on and the New Silk Road has a Central Asian energy flavour
19 June 2023
Rising domestic demand and the pressures of net zero are prompting the Southeast Asian country to look at limiting outflows of gas
16 June 2023
Energy trading is an opaque business, but automated and centralised data processing systems could help lift the lid on the market’s best prices
28 March 2023
Head of commodity research says energy transition a key driver for the supercycle and Middle East the key engine for oil investment
27 March 2023
Head of commodity research sees prices heading back above $90/bl by the end of the year despite scarring effects of crisis slowing oil’s rise
20 March 2023
Ukraine fallout continues to elevate tanker demand while restricting vessel availability
21 February 2023
Moscow will likely still be able to find buyers and ships for its exports of crude and products despite the measures
12 April 2022
A return of banks to commodity markets could ease the current crisis
4 November 2021
Historians believe humans have used some sort of money for buying and selling for more than 30,000 years and, over those 30 millennia, our methods of establishing value for these transactions have evolved. In the digital age, commodity prices should be no different
5 August 2021
A less volatile 2021 offers fewer opportunities for profit
22 June 2021
The trader raises the possibility of $100/bl crude next year
17 June 2021
The commodity trader believes its reduced focus on liquids trading compared with its peers could offer it an advantage in the energy transition
15 June 2021
A former trader proves an illuminating guide to the messy and ad hoc way that multi-billion dollar crude markets have been born and developed
10 June 2021
The Singapore-headquartered trader is able to do more, and boost profit, due to enhanced access to credit
3 June 2021
The oil market veteran sees further price upside
24 February 2021
The sheer scale of financial infrastructure around the crude market’s most important global benchmark means the wider trading market will largely shrug off any physical implications from a Fob-to-Cif switch
13 October 2020
Harnessing the power of data science and real-time intelligence offers a powerful single view of the market
2 March 2020
The trading house expands its E&P footprint, but does not want to go down the ‘mini-major’ route
22 October 2019
The trading house fears that US liquefaction plants may join the list of capacity on the side lines next year
