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Gaza Conflict Creates Uncertainty In Global Oil Market

by Chika Izuora
2 years ago
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Global oil and gas markets are set for another volatile week of trading after Israel began its long-anticipated ground operations in Gaza.

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The biggest risk to crude prices after the invasion remains any escalation to other regional powers.

The Middle East supplies about a third of the world’s oil and Iran, which backs Hamas and other regional militant groups, said over the weekend that the incursion ‘may force everyone to take action.’

Crude was trading on Friday when Israel stepped up ground operations, and West Texas Intermediate surged as much as 3.2 per cent to trade above $85 a barrel.

However, that remains below its highest point since the conflict broke out — just above $90 — as so far there’s been no real impact on global supplies.

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“Concerns that the war may spill over into a broader regional conflict — with the potential to disrupt oil supplies — do raise the upside risks to oil prices. Prices are likely to be supported at the start of the week, although so far there has been no reported disruption in oil supplies,” said Giovanni Staunovo, a commodity analyst at UBS Group AG.

The outbreak of the conflict has already led to several weeks of sharp swings in intraday trading. One gauge of oil-market volatility, which measures the pace of price moves, climbed to its highest level since June on Friday.

Increased fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon over the weekend may add to traders’ unease, while a worst-case scenario for oil markets is any disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for crude.

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Unlike oil supplies, gas markets have already seen production affected.

The Tamar gas field was shut by Israel after the Hamas attacks earlier this month, and though that has been partly offset by an increase in production at the nearby Leviathan field, it continues to underscore some of the risks to regional supply in both markets. Egypt, which imports gas from Israel, said on Sunday imports had fallen to zero.

The threat of further escalation remains too. Iran followed up a previous call for an oil embargo on Israel by threatening further action at the weekend, without elaborating.

Late last week the US struck some sites in Syria too — a reminder that the world’s largest economy risks becoming embroiled in the conflict.

There have also been warnings to shipping in the Red Sea, after a U.S. aircraft carrier in the waterway intercepted missiles fired from Yemen in the direction of Israel.

As a result, in financial markets, oil has been at the heart of wagers that the conflict could expand beyond Israel and Gaza.

Traders have been snapping up options contracts that would profit from a leap in prices above $100 a barrel over recent weeks.

“The volatility associated with trading spot oil contracts has been unforgiving.  There remains a significant degree of near-term price asymmetry given the spreading conflict, said Michael Tran, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

 

 


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