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MARTHA DOWDING

Research Associate, Flux

About Martha

Martha holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Newcastle University and has over three years of experience at Flux. She specialises in light ends and is committed to building a comprehensive understanding of oil and refined products, alongside weather dynamics, biofuels, and petrochemical systems.

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Turning of the Tide

See all the updates across the barrel and a half dozen contracts to watch in our six reports.
6 reports
15 April 2026

Cruising Altitude

North Sea crude strong but momentum easing; selling emerges, diffs may decline, though tight market keeps bullish risk intact.
14 April 2026

Sideways Signals

Brent supported at $98 but upside capped. Momentum fading across the board. Cracks consolidating with a bearish lean. Vol still elevated.
9 page report
14 April 2026

Rough Seas(fire) Ahead?

There has been a stark contrast between the deafening volume of speculation and hot takes and the incredibly low volume traded over the past
16 page report
9 April 2026

Relief But No Resolution

See all the updates across the barrel and a half dozen contracts to watch in our six reports.
6 reports
8 April 2026

All We Need is Oil

The key headline in the North Sea is an unbelievably strong physical differential....
7 April 2026

Stuck Between a Shock and a Hard Place 

Oil complex broadly bullish but momentum is fading; key resistance ahead, pullback risks rising.
9 page report
7 April 2026

Force Ma-Jawbone

Iran conflict enters its sixth week; markets increasingly discounting political rhetoric; long market prone to correction
16 page report
6 April 2026

Conflict-ing Narratives

Conflicting narratives: Trump speech sparks renewed bullish sentiment; Dated Brent physical premiums reach record highs
16 page report
2 April 2026

April Fools to the Bulls

See all the updates across the barrel and a half dozen contracts to watch in our six reports.
6 reports
1 April 2026

Done With Dramatics?

North Sea hits record highs; strong Midland/Forties demand, DFLs bid on rolls, deferred buying supports curve despite softer aggression.
31 March 2026

Heads of Desk: Top of Mind – Episode 41

The heads of Onyx Commodities' trading desks discuss the latest in the Oil Derivatives as of 31 March 2026
31 March 2026