Physical tightness driving oil prices; Iraq-xit on the cards?
The fact that the spot price of Brent crude has risen faster and further than the front-month contract this week highlights the increasing strains in the physical oil market, and how the current bad situation could easily get worse. Meanwhile, Iraq’s push for a much higher baseline quota adds to the sense that its future may not lie within OPEC.
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