The Latest News from the Middle East

The geopolitical climate in the Middle East continues to intensify as the Saudi government is preparing to admit that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Turkey two weeks ago.  President Trump has threatened to impose severe punishment on Saudi Arabia if it is proved they are behind the murder […]

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Saudi Arabia and Saudi Aramco

As the U.S. sanctions on Iran are now a little over two months away with a start date of November 5th against Iranian oil exports, two other OPEC member nations, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, are continuing to position themselves to capture additional European oil market share as a result of these sanctions. 

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Take A Break

Oil markets finished higher again yesterday continuing the current upward trend.  At the close of the session, WTI crude closed up $0.31/bbl to close at $69.61.  RBOB and HO also closed higher by $0.0392/gal and $0.0257/gal to finish at $2.1623/gal and $2.1769/gal respectively.

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