Asia Oil Market Commentary
7 Nov 2023
Asian crude prices Tuesday were lower as the sluggish start to the week extended to a second session on demand slowdown fears, a move...
6 Nov 2023
Asian crude prices Monday were lower as East-of-Suez markets played catch up with Friday's late Brent losses, while...
3 Nov 2023
Asian crude prices Friday were higher after global benchmarks staged a macro-led rally at the back end of the week, although that was not enough...
2 Nov 2023
Asian crude prices Thursday edged higher, while cracks for refined products improved across the barrel...
1 Nov 2023
Asian crude prices Wednesday opened the new month lower with benchmark Dubai now back to levels prior to the 7 October Hamas attack...
31 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices were sharply lower Tuesday with Dec23 Dubai registering a weak performance on expiry day, while gasoil cracks were able...
30 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Monday were slightly higher as Dubai staged something of a recovery after coming under pressure in...
27 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Friday were lower with benchmark Dubai heading into a sluggish expiry, a move that helped gasoline margins continue...
26 Oct 2023
Asian crude markets Thursday rebounded to register the first gains of the week, a move that ate into gasoline cracks after having pulled...
25 Oct 2023
Asian crude markets Wednesday were lower for a third session as oil prices broadly remained under pressure, although that was not enough...
24 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Tuesday were lower for a second session as East of Suez markets played catch up with Western benchmarks, although...
23 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Monday opened the week lower on hopes of some containment in the Middle East conflict after diplomacy efforts, although that...
20 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Friday were sharply higher as fears over contagion of the Israel-Hamas conflict continued to...
19 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Thursday rowed back, largely following the global trend after the US relaxed sanctions on Venezuela, while middle...
18 Oct 2023
Asian crude oil prices Wednesday were sharply higher as the fears that the Israel-Hamas could escalate propelled markets, although that...
17 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Tuesday were marginally weaker but the Middle East conflict continued to dominate sentiment, while distillate margins...
16 Oct 2023
Asian crude prices Tuesday posted a second session of firm gains amid concerns the Israel-Hamas conflict could destabilise wider...
13 Oct 2023
Middle East crude prices Friday rebounded from two days of losses to end the week and were marked around 4% higher, a move that...
12 Oct 2023
Asian crude oil prices Thursday were lower for a second session as East of Suez markets continued to pull back from the highs earlier in the...
11 Oct 2023
Asian crude oil prices Tuesday were marginally lower but consolidating the week's gains, while gasoil cracks...