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Louisiana Light • 4 days | 78.61 | -1.95 | -2.42% | ||
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 81.28 | +1.10 | +1.37% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 85.00 | +1.11 | +1.32% | ||
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Mars US • 31 days | 79.71 | -2.05 | -2.51% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.115 | -0.006 | -0.27% |
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 81.28 | +1.10 | +1.37% | ||
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Girassol • 3 days | 81.92 | +1.12 | +1.39% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 85.00 | +1.11 | +1.32% |
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Peace Sour • 7 hours | 57.82 | -1.89 | -3.17% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 7 hours | 61.67 | -1.89 | -2.97% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 7 hours | 66.27 | -1.89 | -2.77% | ||
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Central Alberta • 7 hours | 59.82 | -1.89 | -3.06% |
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Eagle Ford • 4 days | 72.44 | -1.90 | -2.56% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days | 72.00 | -2.00 | -2.70% | ||
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Kansas Common • 7 days | 65.00 | -0.75 | -1.14% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 83.98 | +1.45 | +1.76% |
Simon Watkins
Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for Credit Lyonnais, and later Director of Forex at Bank of Montreal. He was then Head of Weekly Publications and Chief Writer for Business Monitor International, Head of Fuel Oil Products for Platts, and Global Managing Editor of Research for Renaissance Capital in Moscow. He has written extensively on oil and gas, Forex, equities, bonds, economics and geopolitics for many leading publications, and has worked as a geopolitical risk consultant for a number of major hedge funds in London, Moscow, and Dubai. In addition, he has authored five books on finance, oil, and financial markets trading published by ADVFN and available on Amazon, Apple, and Kobo.
Latest articles from Simon
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China Wants Even Better Terms For Crucial Iran Oil Project
The ramping up of crude oil production from Iran’s extremely oil-rich West Karoun fields – including, most notably, North and South Azadegan, North and South Yaran, and…
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Will Iraq Finally Revive This Mothballed Megaproject?
For several years now, Iraq has been able to access all the technology required to turn part of its abundant crude oil and/or gas…
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China Makes Big Moves To Secure Iraqi Oil
Whilst the U.S. and its allies appear to be taking a subtle approach to advancing their remaining interests in Iraq, as hinted at by the…
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Market Fears Over The Impact Of Russian Oil Sanctions Have Eased
Things are different now in the global energy markets to the way they were just after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Back then,…
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Key Chinese Middle Eastern Hub Switches Gas Supplies To Europe
Russia’s failure to achieve a quick military victory in Ukraine as most people thought likely at the outset of its invasion has weakened its…
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Has Saudi Arabia’s Relationship With Russia Reached Its Limits?
To many dedicated oil market watchers, last week’s decision by ‘OPEC+’ (the Saudi Arabia-led OPEC group of countries ‘plus’ Russia) to stick to its previously…
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Eni Boosts Gas Production In Libya With $8 Billion Investment
Given that Libya has exhibited all the stability of a puff adder on benzedrine since the West removed its longstanding leader, Muammar Gaddafi, in 2011,…
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Here’s Why Qatar Is About To Make A Big Move On Iraqi Oil & Gas
Prior to the unwitting boost that Russia’s ongoing failure in Ukraine has given the U.S., NATO, and Europe, Washington’s intentions regarding Iraq were mixed. On…
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U.S. Fightback In the Middle East Continues With Huge Chevron Deal
After an extended period of reduced engagement in the Middle East and a refocusing inwards on itself, which allowed China and Russia to exploit the…
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Sanctions On Russia Are Stalling A Crucial Iranian Gas Project
Things were not meant to go like this as far as Russia and Iran, and indeed China, were concerned, following the invasion of Ukraine on…
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Qatar To Move Ahead With Ambitious Petrochemical Megaproject
Qatar has been a principal beneficiary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early last year, securing its top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter position and vigorously…
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China’s Reopening May Not Lead To A Major Jump In Oil Prices
China has undergone three distinct phases in its reaction to COVID-19 since the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported the first small cluster of cases of…
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Full U.S. Energy Independence Could Have Huge Ramifications For The Middle East
Although the U.S. marked an historic shift in 2020 by becoming a net exporter of petroleum, it has remained a net importer of crude oil…
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Predicting Russia's Next Move Against The Oil Price Cap
On 27 December 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on countermeasures against the introduction of a price cap on Russian oil and oil…
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Qatar Walks The Diplomatic Tightrope With Latest Deal For Japan
Qatar’s geographical position tells one all one needs to know about its energy export policy. Situated between Saudi Arabia on one side and Iran on…
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Russia Under Pressure To Accelerate Energy Exports To The East
So significant was the launch of Russia’s Kovyktinskoye (Kovykta) gas field last week that reportedly ailing Russian President, Vladimir Putin, personally gave the order to…
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Russia And Iran Look To Strengthen Grip On Global Oil Markets
When a senior government minister of either Iran or Russia says that the two countries are now experiencing a ‘golden age’ in developing relations between…
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Iran Moves To Consolidate Its Grip On Iraq’s Oil Sector
Iran has long held enormous political, economic, and military sway over neighbouring Iraq through its various military and political proxies, and since the discovery of…
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Will Iraq Finally Start To Use Its Natural Gas Reserves?
It has long been a point of extreme contention with the U.S. that Iraq continues to rely on neighbouring – sanctioned – Iran for around…
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Xi Has Two Priorities In Its Relationship With Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last week hosted a series of meetings in Riyadh between China’s President Xi Jinping and the leaders of…
