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Vandana Hari

Founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of analysis and briefings on the oil markets. Former Asia Editorial Director at S&P Global Platts, the topmost price reporting agency on global energy commodities markets. 25 years of experience reporting, researching and analysing energy markets. Focus on connecting the dots between supply-demand fundamentals, geopolitics, economics, financial markets and demographics to present the big-picture view on oil, with a focus on factors influencing prices. Experienced in oil price discovery in the physical and derivatives markets. Aim to provide insights and analysis in a clear and succinct manner. Available for bespoke research, analysis and market briefings on the markets.

Founder & CEO. Oil markets macro-analysis.

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<li>The OPEC/non-OPEC alliance, by staying with its 400,000 b/d monthly supply increment plan for January, essentially refused to buy into the market's panic over Omicron.</li>
<li>At its ministerial meeting on Dec 2, OPEC+ also pledged to act swiftly (to curtail output) if global demand does come under threat over the coming days/weeks.</li>
<li>We expect crude to grind higher albeit through continued volatility as the Omicron picture becomes clearer. Brent could return to mid- to high-70s if the threat is medium to low.</li>
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The OPEC/non-OPEC alliance, by staying with its 400,000 b/d monthly supply increment plan for January, essentially refused to buy into the market's panic over Omicron.
At its ministerial meeting on Dec 2, OPEC+ also pledged to act swiftly (to curtail output) if global demand does come under threat over the coming days/weeks.
We expect crude to grind higher albeit through continued volatility as the Omicron picture becomes clearer. Brent could return to mid- to high-70s if the threat is medium to low.


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