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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<p>Two big bearish influences have yanked Brent and WTI down by $5-6/barrel from their 42-month peaks, but they may be overturned by a supply shock as we approach the fourth quarter of this year.</p>
<p>The first big slump was triggered in the second week of July by a substantial boost in Saudi production reported for June, which reversed 18 months of strict restraints by the kingdom under the OPEC/non-OPEC output reduction pact. Last week, crude took another knock from reports of a rising tide of supply…</p>

Two big bearish influences have yanked Brent and WTI down by $5-6/barrel from their 42-month peaks, but they may be overturned by a supply shock as we approach the fourth quarter of this year.
The first big slump was triggered in the second week of July by a substantial boost in Saudi production reported for June, which reversed 18 months of strict restraints by the kingdom under the OPEC/non-OPEC output reduction pact. Last week, crude took another knock from reports of a rising tide of supply…

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Weekly Oil Views: Rising Supply and Trade Wars Weigh on Crude but Lull May Not Last