Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities than products from anywhere else, highlighting the limits of safe-passage assurances that the rebels gave Moscow earlier this year. Alex Longley bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

‘Dancing with death’: What it’s like to dismantle a ship trib.al/asYupGW

Oil prices are starting to look overstretched, but it won’t be crude’s fundamentals that dictate the market’s path forward bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

A golden period of profits for oil processors is fading as a new generation of mega refineries comes online and China’s powerhouse economy falters bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #OOTT

On CTAs, oil and the recent selloff bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

Nigeria's massive new refinery is ramping up, and so is its influence on global oil markets. With Bill Lehane in today's newsletter bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

Three UK-sanctioned tankers engaged in the Russian oil trade are flying the Barbados flag, which is based in... London. Alex Longley Julian Lee bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

Guess die time won. #OOTT

For the first time in years, Brent crude’s bullish market structure has all but disappeared bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

Despite oil’s recent slump below $70, inventories are drawing. The problem is what comes next bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

Update on MV SOUNION salvage status The salvage operation of the MV SOUNION is essential in order to avert a potential environmental disaster in the region. To achieve this, several public and private actors are working together. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES assets have been actively

The volatility seen in the oil market during the past week won’t abate anytime soon bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

Alex Longley on what the EIA, OPEC and IEA have to say about oil supply and oil demand next year (which further explains why there's such an underlying bearish tone to this market) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

🇷🇺🛢️Who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill? Our deep dive, with Alex Longley, Alberto Nardelli, Oil Trading Europe and friends at Danwatch bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Oil traders are holding a record number of options contracts as they seek to protect against the risk of a price spike driven by potential supply disruptions in the Middle East bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets #OOTT

A niche gas is playing an ever-expanding role in oil-market forecasting, writes Alex Longley trib.al/JtEbDLC

Oil prices suddenly broke out of a months-long slumber this week to touch a three-year low. Now, traders are grappling with the question of whether the rout can run deeper. w/ Alex Longley Yongchang Chin 🛢️🎁🔗: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

The captain of the Solong container ship that crashed near the UK is a Russian national, although there's nothing to indicate any national security issue at this stage. With Alex Longley bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Gunvor Shakes Up Leadership After Crude Oil Trading Losses Törnqvist said the bullish North Sea play “didn’t go according to plan.” Asked what the plan had been, he replied: “To make money.” Jack Farchy Archie bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Inside the Trading Desks That Surfed 12 Days of Oil Market Mayhem bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @AlexLongley1 @JFarchy @MegaContango @Yongchang_Chin