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Naphtha & Gasoline reports

Please note that these reports will now be published every Thursday.

Futures Report: The Geopolitical Waiting Game

In the early hours of Saturday, Israel launched a series of targeted airstrikes on Iranian military targets, killing 4. This move has temporarily eased the oil market’s anxieties, which have been high on Middle Eastern tensions and the geopolitical risk

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CFTC Weekly: Trick or Sweet (Bear)

In the week ending 22 October, Brent and WTI futures both saw relatively rangebound price movements as the market grappled with fluctuating geopolitical risk sentiment and sluggish Chinese oil consumption. In terms of positioning, money managers got increasingly shorter. Until

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European Window: Brent Touches $76.00/bbl

The Dec’24 Brent futures contract saw consistent support this afternoon, moving from $74.88/bbl at 12:00 BST up to $76.00/bbl shortly before 17:00 BST, before weakening slightly to $75.60/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Price action saw upward pressure this

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Trader Meeting Notes: We Need A Reset Button

Dec’24 Brent futures rose from $73.20/bbl at the start of the week to $76.50/bbl on 24 Oct morning but not without volatility. The benchmark crude futures contract shot up to $76/bbl on 22 Oct before selling off the next day

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European Window: Brent Sells-Off To $74.30/bbl

The Dec’24 Brent futures contract initially showed strength this afternoon, trading at $74.60/bbl at 12:00 BST and moving up to $75.70/bbl at 15:20 BST, however, sold-off to $74.80/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Dec’24 flat price sold-off shortly after

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LPG Report: Time to start “drawing”?

Propane flat price contracts took a significantly bearish turn at the start of the fortnight ending 22 Oct as the geopolitical risk premia from the regional escalation of tensions in the Middle East waned….

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Naphtha Report: Look to the East

The naphtha market witnessed a bearish shift in sentiment over the past fortnight, driven by dissipating geopolitical risk premia and deteriorating demand narratives ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.

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Dubai Market Report – Tentative Tensions

The Brent/Dubai market saw another tumultuous fortnight that ultimately resulted in an upwards shift in the prompt tenors. Cal25 has been comfortably supported at the $1/bbl level. However, the main story has been in the front, where the Nov’24 Brent/Dubai

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