Founder & CEO. Oil markets macro-analysis., Vanda Insights

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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Vanda Insights

Vanda Insights is a Singapore-based boutique provider of intelligence on the global energy markets, launched in September 2016. The venture was born out of a desire to extract the signal from the noise in the complex and often volatile oil markets. Our succinct and clear macro analysis is relied upon by thousands of readers globally, including those doing business directly or indirectly in the physical commodity and derivatives markets; wealth managers; governments, regulatory bodies and think-tanks; as well as trade organizations and educational institutions.

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Crude was battered into bear territory last week. Brent slipped below the $60/barrel mark, a floor OPEC is widely expected to try to defend.OPEC and its 10 non-OPEC collaborators agreed to roll over their 1.2 million b/d of combined production cuts for nine months to the end of March 2020 barely a month ago.Though expectations for global oil demand growth have weakened dramatically since then, getting all 24 producers on board for deeper cuts may prove to be an arduous task.If a global economic downturn appears on the horizon, OPEC+ may opt to make temporary peace with prices below their target levels.

Crude was battered into bear territory last week. Brent slipped below the $60/barrel mark, a floor OPEC is widely expected to try to defend.OPEC and its 10 non-OPEC collaborators agreed to roll over their 1.2 million b/d of combined production cuts for nine months to the end of March 2020 barely a month ago.Though expectations for global oil demand growth have weakened dramatically since then, getting all 24 producers on board for deeper cuts may prove to be an arduous task.If a global economic downturn appears on the horizon, OPEC+ may opt to make temporary peace with prices below their target levels.

Weekly Oil Views: OPEC May Be in No Rush to Cut Output Further

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Weekly Oil Views: OPEC May Be in No Rush to Cut Output Further