Markets

The global oil market enters the next week facing a potent combination of geopolitical supply risk and crucial structural demand support.

Market 101: Uncertainties are key drivers behind the market volatility!

Crude oil futures face a triple threat in the week just passed, pushing the outlook firmly toward oversupply.

The OPEC+ alliance is heading into a crucial meeting grappling with two simultaneous pressures: the near-term threat of a swelling global supply surplus and the thorny internal challenge of setting realistic long-term capacity quotas.

The global oil market is experiencing a profound transformation, with Western sanctions against Russian entities directly driving a bifurcation of the global oil trade.

The US oil market is sending contradictory signals to analysts: production is climbing to fresh highs, but a key component of market clarity—accurate export data—has vanished due to a US Census Bureau funding lapse.

The Guyana-Suriname Basin has rapidly transformed into one of the world’s most crucial offshore oil provinces, yet the two nations are experiencing booms at different paces.

The latest round of US sanctions on major Russian producers, including Lukoil and Rosneft, has created a dual impact across global energy markets.

The world's major National Oil Companies (NOCs) are employing highly divergent capital strategies in late 2025.

In Nov. 2025, global refiners' profitability has soared to multi-year highs.