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Back down under

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Brent is back below $100 and Murban mania continues! Trump's offered to pay for tanker damage incurred in the Straits with Iranian funds whi

Brent is back below $100 and Murban mania continues! Trump's offered to pay for tanker damage incurred in the Straits with Iranian funds whilst also rebuilding his tariff wall, LNG is in hot demand in Asia and the JKM price is reflecting that.

24 July 2026

Murban Mania

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 139
Brent is tantalisingly close to $100; Murban has already smoked through the mark! The Houthis have claimed to have hit two Saudi-flagged shi
23 July 2026

Du-buy buy buy!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 138
This market is on fire, products in particular are going bananas and so too are the east/west differentials, Japan has a serious currency is
22 July 2026

Straitjacket

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 137
Chokepoints are living up to their name this year: Iran have the Strait on lockdown, their Houthi counterparts are yet to follow through on
21 July 2026

Playing battleships

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 136
The boom boom continues, Mr T is having gasoline fueled nightmares again and Asian fuel oil prices remain elevated despite surging Chinese e
20 July 2026

Markets feeling tender

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 135
More tenders keep flowing but ships get whacked - it's chaos on the high seas! Asian cracks still going strong as China stirs
17 July 2026

Dubai Demolition!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 134
Dubai weakens dramatically and the window is very offered again... Gas chaos across prices and operations
16 July 2026

Strait Tumbleweed!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 133
Strait silence... But the Asian jet market is weakening as China's export policy remains murky and Dubai buyers disappear!
15 July 2026

Third time’s the charm!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 132
Chaos reigns! Stop outs and cancelled cargoes, the bombing broadens across the region...
14 July 2026

Sunday Scaries…again!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 131
Bombs are flying and ships are stopping... The Strait is treacherous and prices are flying...
13 July 2026

Let’s all take a breather

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The market has taken a chill pill, sources tell us yet another ADNOC tender is taking place today.
10 July 2026

Blow for blow!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 129
China is back in the Dubai window! The US and Iran keep whacking each other, marine fuel prices in the eastern Mediterranean remain extremel
9 July 2026

Deep-fried Diplomacy!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 128
War is back on the cards as Trump tears up the MoU, China increases July export quotas and options show traders getting defensive!
8 July 2026