Please note that there will be a hiatus in the publication of reports between 22nd December and 2nd January due to the Christmas period. Reports will be published as normal from Monday 5th January 2026.
The Dec’25 Brent futures contract rallied this morning before retreating, from $64.36/bbl at 02:00 BST to $64.73/bbl at 07:00 BST and down to $64.40/bbl at 11:00 BST (time of writing). In the news, a large fire was reported at Chevron’s
As the saying goes, what goes up must come down (unless you’re gold – another all-time high), and this past week, Brent got a quick trial of that Sweet 70 before being hurled back to the Sorrowful 60s.
The Dec’25 Brent Futures contract fell once again this afternoon, from $65.06/bbl at 12:00 BST to $64.38/bbl at 17:02 BST (time of writing). Reuters reported that India has likely exported the all-time high monthly volume of diesel to Europe in
This week in Brent, we anticipate money managers and other reportable players to trim their length. In gasoil futures, we expect producer/merchants to add to both their long and short positions. In contrast, we anticipate producer/merchants to exit their positions
The Dec’25 Brent Futures contract fell this morning, from $65.76/bbl at 03:00 BST to $65.00/bbl at 10:45 BST (time of writing). In the news, an official from the Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina (PERTM.UL) reported no supply disruptions following a
The Dec’25 Brent Futures contract dipped this afternoon before recovering, from $65.68/bbl at 12:00 BST to $65.24/bbl at 14:00 BST and rallying to $65.78/bbl at 17:25 BST (time of writing). In the news, Indian imports of Russian crude oil dipped
The Dec’25 Brent Futures contract fell this morning, from $66.38/bbl at 08:00 BST to $65.76/bbl at 11:05 BST (time of writing). In the news, PENGASSAN (Nigerian oil workers union) has agreed to call off its strike after a meeting with
Dated Brent – Vitol Takes A Toll
After spending nearly an entire month in the negatives, the physical caught a large break last week and rallied to nearly $1/bbl. BP came out bidding across the benchmark grades on 24 Sep,
The Nov’25 Brent Futures Contract found support early this afternoon, rising to $67.17/bbl at 14:00 BST before falling briefly to $66.99/bbl at 15:00 BST and recovering to $67.14/bbl at 17:00 BST. In Nigera, a meeting between the Nigerian government, the
M1 Brent futures failed to push through to the other side of the Ichimoku cloud this week. The contract rose from a $66.10/bbl low on 23 Sep to see a Doji on 26 Sep with a high of $70.77/bbl on
The Nov’25 Brent Futures Contract dipped this morning, trading from $67.66/bbl at 02:00 BST to $67.34/bbl at 11:00 BST (time of writing). In the news, Nigerian oil union PENGASSAN launched a nationwide strike, escalating tensions in Africa’s top producer with
Gasoline Summary
The gasoline complex saw cracks initially correct lower before finding renewed strength at the end of last week, following the news from Dangote. On 28 Sep, Nigeria’s oil workers’ union, PENGASSAN, has ordered members to cut crude
Another week brings another selection of new trade ideas from Flux Insights. This week, we look at trades in Gasoline and Naphtha….
The Nov’25 Brent Futures Contract fell this afternoon, dropping nearly $2 from $69.03/bbl at 13:00 BST to $67.87/bbl at 17:46 BST (time of writing). Kurdistan also restarted crude oil flows on Saturday, with export volumes expected to reach full capacity
Crude prices pulled back initially as resumed Kurdistan exports reinforced bearish prices early during the week ending 23 Sep. However, renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine pushed prices upward amid ongoing drone attacks on Russian refineries as well as US
