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.

US Crude Benchmark WTI Flips into Backwardation – Is It Ready for a Bull Market?

US Crude Output Becomes an Unlikely Wildcard for Oil Market

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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<p>WTI crude futures flipped back into contango at the front end of the time curve at Monday's settle (November 27) after a one-day dalliance with backwardation. The trigger was TransCanada's announcement Monday that it would begin a phased restart Tuesday of the 600,000 b/d section of its crude oil pipeline from Hardisty in Canada to the US hubs of Cushing in Oklahoma and Wood River and Patoka in Illinois. </p><p>We flagged this possibility in our last week's insight, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/us-crude-benchmark-wti-flips-into-backwardation-is-it-ready-for-a-bull-market" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:15591">US Crude Benchmark WTI Flips into</a>…</p>

WTI crude futures flipped back into contango at the front end of the time curve at Monday's settle (November 27) after a one-day dalliance with backwardation. The trigger was TransCanada's announcement Monday that it would begin a phased restart Tuesday of the 600,000 b/d section of its crude oil pipeline from Hardisty in Canada to the US hubs of Cushing in Oklahoma and Wood River and Patoka in Illinois. We flagged this possibility in our last week's insight, US Crude Benchmark WTI Flips into…

WTI Crude Back Under Pressure from Keystone Pipeline Restart

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WTI Crude Back Under Pressure from Keystone Pipeline Restart