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 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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<li>Markets convulsed with fear over the Omicron variant, a new coronavirus strain with numerous mutations, on Fri. Crude plunged nearly 13%.</li>
<li>Oil demand fears are justified but crude's latest sell-off may be overdone. We expect a modest price recovery, especially if OPEC+ pauses its output increments.</li>
<li>The "US plus five" collaborative SPR release announcement left the market underwhelmed. But it has raised some prickly policy questions for the collaborators.</li>
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Markets convulsed with fear over the Omicron variant, a new coronavirus strain with numerous mutations, on Fri. Crude plunged nearly 13%.
Oil demand fears are justified but crude's latest sell-off may be overdone. We expect a modest price recovery, especially if OPEC+ pauses its output increments.
The "US plus five" collaborative SPR release announcement left the market underwhelmed. But it has raised some prickly policy questions for the collaborators.


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Weekly Oil Views: Resurgent Covid May Prompt Pause in OPEC+ Supply Hikes