The Hormuz red herring Talk of conflict in the Strait of Hormuz misses the real threat to the global oil market, says Derek Brower IRAN’S threat to close the narrow body of water that connects the Mideast Gulf with the global oil market is neither credible, nor the worst possible outcome of rising tensions [...]
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The Hormuz red herring
Posted in Iran, Iraq, oil, oil markets on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m off to Benghazi
Posted in oil on April 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’m at home in Buxton watching the Masters, my kids are asleep upstairs, and Libya — where, inshallah, I’ll be on Tuesday morning — feels a long way off. I had this great idea about six days ago: get to Benghazi and do a story on the Transitional National Council and its oil plans. Now [...]
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- At least two cuckoos near Buxton at the moment, one calling in Goyt Valley; and the other near Lightwood Reservoir. #birding #birdwatching 5 hours ago
- @peter_kiernan these sanctions were devised by people who don't understand how fungible markets work. 15 hours ago
- Funny how long it took western govts to realise they, too, stood to lose by banning Iranian oil and spiking the market bit.ly/KagywP 15 hours ago
- @PatrickOsgood see you there 2 days ago
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