Osama Rizvi

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• Will Oil Demand Recover In 2021?

  Published 09 January 2021 | viewed 19,032 times

  Oil prices are rallying aggressively on the back of Saudi Arabia’s surprise cut and optimism over the rollout of vaccines across the world. News of…

• Three Catalysts That Will Control Oil Prices In 2021

  Published 19 November 2020 | viewed 6,066 times

  In recent weeks, there have been some wild swings and speculation in the oil market. The two most influential developments have been Joe Biden’s victory…

• Do Oil Market Fundamentals Justify $40 WTI?

  Published 07 September 2020 | viewed 18,677 times

  Oil prices have been locked in the current price range for months now, with price volatility dropping drastically. It seemed that only inventory reports, OPEC’s…

• Bearish Sentiment Will Dominate Oil Markets Through 2020

  Published 12 February 2020 | viewed 12,737 times

  We are less than two months into the new decade and we’ve already seen multiple major oil market events. The first was the killing of…

• What’s Really Driving Oil Prices?

  Published 15 October 2019 | viewed 14,915 times

  The recent attack on the Abqaiq oil refinery saw Brent prices jump 20 percent in a matter of minutes, the largest spike in oil prices…

• The Downside Risk For Oil Prices Is Undeniable

  Published 21 August 2019 | viewed 14,385 times

  Inverting yield curves, a shrinking German economy, Brexit, two trade wars, tariffs and slowing industrial activity in China are all pointing to the possibility of…

• The Single Biggest Factor For Oil Price Forecasts

  Published 26 June 2019 | viewed 9,096 times

  Trump and Xi will meet this Friday at the G20 summit to discuss the possibility of settling their dispute and putting an end to the…

• Has Trump Given Up On Keeping Oil Prices Low?

  Published 24 April 2019 | viewed 8,728 times

  Oil prices have rallied more than 2 percent this week after the Trump Administration canceled the waivers given to major consumers of Iranian oil -…

• The 7 Factors Driving Oil Prices In 2019

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 27,253 times

  Last year, oil prices rallied all the way up to a four year high before plunging more than $30. There were many factors at play…

• Could Oil Prices Fall To $40?

  Published 26 November 2018 | viewed 103,601 times

  Crude market volatility has soared in the second half of 2018, with prices touching a four year high before entering their longest losing streak in…

• Fear Has Driven Oil Prices Too High

  Published 05 October 2018 | viewed 20,555 times

  The bulls are well and truly back in the oil market, with many analysts and traders predicting $100 oil by Christmas. But upon closer inspection,…

• A Bearish September For Oil

  Published 05 September 2018 | viewed 17,053 times

  The recent gains in WTI and Brent were a treat for investors and a boon for oil bulls. The original catalyst for this most recent…

• The Two Factors To Watch In Today’s Oil Markets

  Published 11 August 2018 | viewed 14,445 times

  The bulls have gained the upper hand in oil markets of late, with estimates of $90 oil before the end of the year. The driving…

• The Downside Risk For Oil

  Published 11 July 2018 | viewed 18,126 times

  Oil prices have spiked more than 13 percent in the past ten days, with WTI touching $75 at one point, the highest since the 2014…

• Downside Risk Remains In Oil Markets

  Published 10 July 2018 | viewed 9,959 times

  Oil prices have spiked more than 13 percent in the past ten days, with WTI touching $75 at one point, the highest since the 2014…

• Don’t Take Higher Oil Prices For Granted

  Published 02 June 2018 | viewed 43,836 times

  Oil prices collapsed at the start of this week, with WTI and Brent dropping 5.5 percent and 7.5 percent respectively from their three and a…

• The Six Factors Driving Oil Markets In 2018

  Published 12 April 2018 | viewed 22,347 times

  Uncertainty appears to have returned to oil markets of late, with a cluster of factors battling for influence over prices. The oil bulls are very…

• Where Do Oil Markets Go After The OPEC Deal?

  Published 03 March 2018 | viewed 23,438 times

  Lately, oil markets have been finely balanced. Both the bulls and bears can make a compelling argument for their respective cases. Russia has vowed not…

• Is The Shale Boom A Certainty?

  Published 24 January 2018 | viewed 13,802 times

  Among the fears that grip today’s oil markets, nothing is as strong as the uncontrollable rise of U.S. shale production. While OPEC and its partners…

• Saudi Arabia’s Big Oil Gamble

  Published 19 December 2017 | viewed 22,841 times

  With Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) now firmly in power in Saudi Arabia, Aramco’s IPO and fundraising to diversify the kingdom’s economy away from oil will…