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Crude feels the calm before the storm
The overheated crude markets have finally cooled down — and just before the mid-term elections in the US.
Syed Rashid Husain
Bleak outlook for global crude demand
In the wake of changing global economic scenario, the attention has now shifted to demand destruction.
Camel, Cadillac and petrodollars
Al Dakhil cautions that in case actions are taken against Riyadh, the US will “stab its own economy to death”.
The murky geopolitics of crude oil
How are China and India reacting to the upcoming embargo on Iranian oil?
The brunt of crude crunch
Crude is in for tumultuous times. Panic is taking over markets. And screws are being tightened on Saudi Arabia.
Iran sanctions could send oil hitting $100 per barrel
Iran's production "is going to be significantly less than it was, and probably lower than expected."
Crude bears the brunt of Trump’s tweets
Trump once against castigated the Opec, blaming them for high oil prices.
Regulating oil prices leaves Riyadh in a tight spot
The oil kingdom is back in the saddle.
Addressing the emerging necessity of energy conservation
The energy world is changing. Whether it is for good or bad - is still to be decided.
The US is to be the world’s...
Oil supplies tighten on Iran-US tensions
The glut of unsold oil floating around in the Atlantic Basin has halved in recent weeks.
Shelved Aramco IPO to hurt Saudi reforms
The biggest stock floatation in history has come to a screeching halt — officially and abruptly.
Growing global trade tensions haunt oil producers
The war on Iran is on. And the ongoing US-China trade war is piling up pressure on the global economy.
US-China trade spat weighs down the global crude economy
A number of other issues are also creeping up on the crude agenda.
Bumpy ride ahead for crude
Volatility rules the world of crude.
A crude perspective from Bab-el-Mandeb
Geopolitics and fundamentals are moving together.
For Putin, a pawn called crude
Putin’s personal relations with Prince Mohammad bin Salman is paying off.
Trumpeting a crude run on free trade
The growing prospect of a trade war is looming large on the global crude demand scenario.
With the Trump...
A crude Lilliputian in a Goliath world
President Donald Trump is stuck up in a ‘crude quagmire’ — one of his own making.
Oil prices are surging,...
When a crude deal is not enough
The markets are in for a crude ride.
A win-win situation on the crude chessboard
The world’s largest crude exporter Saudi Arabia has been under immense pressure to act and increase output.