Victor Shum
Victor Shum
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The geopolitical drama over Iran and Nigeria is sending oil prices upwards. But Nigeria is more problematic in the short term, because it has actually disrupted supply.
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There's a lot of market talk about whether we're going to hit the psychological 65 dollars a barrel mark or even 70 dollars in the near future. I think it will depend on how the geopolitical problems are played out.
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Any decisions on sanctions will not be in the near future because two members on the council with veto power, China and Russia, have rather strong economic ties with Iran.
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Once the psychological level of 70 dollars was breached, there was momentum which spurred fresh buying. Passing the 70.85 dollar level is inevitable.
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Perhaps one could surmise that they wanted the listed company to be more independent and decide what to buy on their own rather than becoming an arm of a state-owned company.
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But then the storm reloaded over the weekend, gained strength and set on a path toward the oil facilities, ... The people who sold on Friday are probably kicking themselves now.
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If you have a portion of your power requirement generated by nuclear, there is less of a need for other types of fuel.
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Louisiana refineries can process that, but they are shut down.
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A lot of uncertainty remains in how the Iranian situation will work itself out. There is some concern in the Asian market on whether Iran is a reliable supplier.
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Because the surge in prices last week was so strong, inevitably there is profit-taking.
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The threat to supply disruption is keeping traders edgy.
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A lot of the price rise is due to geopolitical concerns fuelling speculative interest.
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The crude oil that is going to be supplied is the heavy, sour kind, and there is not much refining capacity for that. Louisiana refineries can process that, but they are shut down.
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In the past few weeks, right before the announcement of the inventory report the market generally comes down.