Industry news & Vesper highlights

03-03-2026
Megan Hidden

Recent geopolitical escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has not yet removed material oil production capacity from the global system. The disruption is logistical rather than volumetric. The issue is not missing barrels, but uncertainty around deliverability. The situation can be characterized as a “logistics shock, not a volume shock.” Production remains largely intact. However, […]

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01-10-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

Palm oil markets are caught between conflicting forces this week, with short-term policy pressures weighing on prices even as production...

01-10-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

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30-09-2025
Megan Hidden

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24-09-2025
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24-09-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

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24-09-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

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23-09-2025
Roger Bradshaw

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23-09-2025
Martijn Bron

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