Archive - Commodity Labs

The 5 Invisible Hands That Move Oil Prices Every Day

A refresher on what drives crude oil prices in the short term.

Jul 14

Geopolitics Aside, Oil Enters Balancing Act

Espresso Briefing #8: Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

Jul 7

June 2025

Oil Price Ceiling Forms Above Inventories & Spare Capacity While "Peace" Dividend Returns

Espresso Briefing #7: Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

Jun 30

Tensions Explode, But Oil Markets Blink — For Now

Espresso Briefing #6: Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

Jun 23

Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets, But Fundamentals Hold Steady

Espresso Briefing #5: Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

Jun 16

June 2024

New Zealand to Lift Ban on Offshore Oil Production & Colombia Chokes Israeli Power Generation

Espresso Briefing #3: Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

Jun 10, 2024

OPEC+ Extends Oil Production Cuts Into 2025

Espresso Briefing #2: Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

Jun 3, 2024

May 2024

Oil Markets Respond Timidly to The Death of Iran's President

Key oil market developments this week, short and sharp like your morning espresso.

May 22, 2024

Namibia's Ambitions: A Song of Oil & Water

Ukraine knocks out Russia's refineries, Benin blocks Niger's exports, Malaysia ignores sanctions and the U.S. orders more SPR purchases.

May 20, 2024 •

Elliott Eriksen

November 2023

Jet Fuel is Taking Flight 🛫

All you need to know about the global fuel's current state of play and what to expect flying forward.

Nov 9, 2023 •

Elliott Eriksen

August 2023

Is the World Economy Actually De-dollarizing?

Iran's insanely low fuel prices, Chinese economic data secrecy, Iraq's sustained pipeline outages and Venezuela's hope for increased exports.

Aug 28, 2023 •

Elliott Eriksen

July 2023

The Rise of Battery Metals in the Energy Transition

The Indian elephant in the room, who is trading Russian oil, North American LPG trade, record Chinese crude production and refinery outage lows.

Jul 12, 2023 •

Elliott Eriksen

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