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Saul Kavonic
Academic
Head of energy research at MST Research.
Notable Quotes
"The market isn't panicking. There is more clarity that so far, oil transport and production infrastructure hasn't been a primary target by any side."View Story →
"The market isn't panicking."View Story →
"While a ceasefire is in place, it is still unlikely that energy production in the Middle East will fully resume until there is confidence of a lasting peace deal."View Story →
"oil prices are not as high as they normally would be given the scale of disruption to supplies because traders still hope shipments will resume soon."View Story →
"Oil markets continue to gyrate in response to oscillating social media posts by the US and Iran, rather than the realities on the ground which remain challenging for oil flows to resume in a rapid fashion."View Story →
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