More sugar coming onto the market will lower prices.
Nigeria's escalating problems ... are boosting prices. Nigeria puts almost 2.5 million barrels of crude into the market daily -- around three percent of global oil output.
Nigeria?s escalating problems though are boosting prices too. Nigeria puts almost 2.5 million barrels of crude into the market daily -- around 3 percent of global oil output.
I think the oil market is in for a period of consolidation for a few days.
Something that could have squeezed supply a bit tighter would be a sustained cold snap and there just hasn't been the cold weather in the U.S. yet to test out just how well the market can supply.
There's unlikely to be a quick return of output, and the market is certainly pricing in all of these various geo-political threats.
The next important meeting for the oil market will not be OPEC but the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran and Nigeria are providing a double disruption to the crude oil market, emphasizing that the oil market remains in no condition to play a man or more short.
The market had become a bit too comfortable, expecting a diplomatic solution in Iran.
The market has had a decent run-up in the past few sessions so we may see a bit of consolidation, but I don't expect it to be a sustained dip in prices.