Victor Shum
Victor Shum
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Cuts in exports of oil will spark off geo-political fears that will make traders think twice about selling. Traders don't want to be caught short.
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This reduces fears about an Iranian crude supply cut and the market is just reacting to that.
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The OPEC suggestion that they would not cut production targets has had a calming effect on the market.
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The geo-political risk premium and how it fluctuates is a key driver in the price of oil. Since the time Saudi Arabia objected to Iran's call to cut output and promised to provide more oil, the risk premium has declined.
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The pullback appears to be due to profit-taking, which is not surprising considering prices have really surged in the past few days. The decline will not be large because the Iranian issue is keeping a high floor under prices.
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With lingering concerns over Iran, Nigeria ... the market is correcting upwards because it is focusing on fears in the geo- political realm.
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These elements will keep attracting speculative elements into the market and keep a high floor for crude.
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Crude inventory went up and the market is concerned about the continuing gasoline stock draw in the US market and the peak summer driving season that starts in late May.
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Perhaps one could surmise that they wanted the listed company to be more independent and decide what to buy on their own rather than becoming an arm of a state-owned company.
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Besides the fundamental supply and demand information, prices are driven by the emotional momentum of the Iranian issue.
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Even if there's available crude for release, if there's no refining capacity that they can use, what good is that?
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Between now and when the U.N. Security Council actually takes up the issue there will be some saber-rattling, but in the near term traders know there won't be any disruption to supply from it.
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The threat to supply disruption is keeping traders edgy.
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At the end of the day, physical asset acquisition is going to give banks more leverage over their trading positions.