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Helima Croft
Coverage of Helima Croft in the Nexus archive.
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- Mideast oil may soon have no way out amid ‘everything everywhere all at once’ wars, but the crisis in refined products is even worse
Conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Black Sea are disrupting oil and refined product supplies, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Ukraine attacking Russian oil infrastructure. Refined fuel shortages are worsening due to depleted global stockpiles, causing sharp increases in crack spreads between oil and fuel prices.
- Will UAE's departure from OPEC affect the oil cartel's future influence?
The UAE's decision to leave OPEC raises questions about the oil cartel's future influence. NPR's A Martinez discusses the potential impacts with Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.