Javier Blas is an Opinion Columnist at Bloomberg. He specializes in topics related to energy and mining, including oil and gas, energy policy and regulation, renewable energy, and global supply chain issues. His insights and analyses have been featured in prominent publications such as The Washington Post, The Australian Financial Review, and The Economic Times.
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Get ready for a glut of liquefied natural gas.
To gauge the outlook for European inflation it helps to go underground: to the dozens of natural gas storage sites used to stock up on fuel during the summer for use in winter. Although the seasonal refill is going slowly, Europe is probably going to hoard enough of the commodity to avoid a 2022-style spike in gas and electricity prices, and thus avert any inflation scare.
Brace for a Flood of Oil as Soon as Hormuz Reopens: Javier Blas
Industry experts believe a significant portion of the region's production capacity could return within days or weeks, helping restore market balance and easing concerns about prolonged supply disruptions.
Regular readers will know that I’ve been more sanguine than many about the likely impact what is undoubtedly a massive oil shock being delivered by the war in Iran. But the market has still managed to surprise me: More than 100 days into the war, oil is still below $100 a barrel.
Policymakers at the European Central Bank have just increased their benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 2.25%, the first change in policy in a year. While widely anticipated, the decision threatens to tip a faltering economy into recession — especially if the current bout of price increases proves unsustainable and the European energy market remains as well behaved as it has since the war in Iran began.
Saudi Arabia is known as the “swing exporter” in the oil market because it can either pump out more or less of the black stuff in response to shocks. Historically the kingdom hasn’t had a match on the demand side. Barring a major economic crisis, consuming nations have always kept their purchases steady. Not anymore. After the Iran war, China has emerged as the world’s first oil “swing importer.”
China has emerged as the world's first oil "swing importer," significantly reducing its imports by a third to an eight-year low. This move, driven by necessity during the Iran conflict, demonstrates Beijing's ability to stabilize global oil prices and mitigate geopolitical risks, a stark contrast to historical demand patterns.
SAUDI Arabia is known as the “swing exporter” in the oil market, because it can either pump out more or less of the black stuff in response to shocks.
Once upon a time, Europe was so smug about its energy security that it mulled banning imports of US natural gas. That was only 10 years ago, when Russian President Vladimir Putin was still welcome in Berlin and Paris and his country’s gas was heating European homes.
