Tag: Jeff Currie

Middle East Oil Producers Face Export Hurdles Amid Hormuz Disruptions: Demand Destruction or Market Mispricing? Analyst Views on the Road Ahead for Oil Prices

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Middle East oil producers are grappling with significant challenges in selling their crude, even as global benchmark prices (Brent and WTI) have surprisingly softened below or near pre-conflict levels. This comes despite a major supply shock from disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz following the early 2026 Iran conflict (U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran). The market […]

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Jeff Currie: Oil Market in Surplus Today, But That Tells Us Nothing About Tomorrow

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In a sharp and timely appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Street today (June 26, 2026), veteran commodity strategist Jeff Currie delivered a clear-eyed assessment of the oil market’s current dynamics. While acknowledging a near-term surplus, Currie stressed that today’s conditions offer almost no guidance on what lies ahead. Currie, Senior Advisor at the Carlyle Group and […]

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We are about to price the oil and gas markets for absence rather than scarcity

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In a recent appearance on Squawk Box Asia, veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie (Co-Chairman of Abaxx Markets) delivered a stark warning that resonates deeply with current market dynamics. He described an emerging “rare earth moment” — a qualitative shift where markets have been neglecting the physical world (“atoms”) in favor of financial narratives and tech […]

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Oil and Gas Markets are Upended and Recovery will be Months

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The ongoing conflict involving Iran has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, marking what experts describe as the largest oil supply disruption in history. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to most commercial shipping since late February 2026, approximately 20 million barrels per day (mb/d) of oil and petroleum products—representing about 20% of global […]

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