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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-01-18/is-iran-s-return-priced-in-for-oil-

Is Iran’s Return Priced-In for Oil? Abhishek Deshpande, oil markets analyst at Natixis, discusses his outlook for oil and the impact from sanctions being lifted in Iran. He speaks with Guy Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “On The Move.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Iranian crude oil back in Europe:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-06/iranian-oil-lands-in-europe-for-first-time-since-sanctions-ended

Iranian Oil Lands in Europe for First Time Since Sanctions Ended The Monte Toledo oil tanker covered the uneventful voyage from Iran to Europe with a haul of one million barrels of crude in just 17 days, but its journey has been four years in the making.

Here’s How Electric Cars Will Cause the Next Oil Crisis A shift is under way that will lead to widespread adoption of EVs in the next decade.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-16/oil-freeze-iraq-ready-to-cap-output-iran-to-maintain-share

Oil Freeze: Iraq Ready to Cap Output, Iran to Maintain Share Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s biggest crude oil producers, joined Venezuela and Qatar in an agreement to freeze output in an effort to revive prices from a 12-year low. Whether the deal succeeds will depend on Iran, Iraq and other large exporters joining in. This is what some of the world’s b…

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-16/saudi-arabia-and-russia-agree-oil-output-freeze-in-qatar-talks

Saudi Arabia and Russia Agree Oil-Output Freeze in Qatar Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two largest crude producers, agreed to freeze output after talks in Qatar.

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Cass Business School | Agri Commodities in the Context of the Global Shipping Market Join the Energy & Commodities society as Stefan Vogel, the Head of Agricultural Commodities Research and Global Sector Strategist, gives us insights into the world of grains and oilseeds – the commodities that feed the world.

SAVE THE DATE: next event on Thursday 11th of Feb at 18:30 hrs - followed by drinks.
Commodities Cycles in the Grains and Oilseeds Markets.
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http://blogs.ft.com/nick-butler/2016/01/04/is-shell-too-big-to-fail/

Is Shell too big to fail ? Of course the answer is obvious. How could anyone be so foolish as to think that a company with earnings of $19bn in 2014, with reserves of 13bn barrels of oil and gas and with daily production of 3m barrels of oil and gas could possibly fail ? How could anyone think of bracketing Royal Dutch Shell…

5-year tax benefit to spur $73 billion on solar investments in the U.S.

What Just Happened in Solar Is a Bigger Deal Than Oil Exports The impact: $73 billion in new investment in the U.S.

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The role of China and the USA for the outlook of copper.

Copper Faces at Least Two More Years of Pain, Rio Estimates The copper market is facing two or three years more of pain, though the good news for the metal, which hit a six-year low this week, is that it will recover faster than other commodities, according to Rio Tinto Group.