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Time for physical to shine

Commentary summary: WTI has lately been landing at premiums to Forties in NWE. The sell-off in Brent/Dubai last week and low Brent diffs now sees North Sea and WAF light sweets landing close enough

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The calm in physical won’t last forever

08 MAY 26 - 13:01

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MR ballaster build: supply pressure mounting across key regions

08 MAY 26 - 10:01

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Week 17 Pricing Analyst Update – Nadia Riaz – AG – Cross Barrel

08 MAY 26 - 09:48

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TC2 morning update: vessel supply tightens to 9, seven gasoline fixtures yesterday, fundamentals outpacing sentiment

08 MAY 26 - 09:43

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Time for physical to shine

Lack of deal breakthrough should see global refining step out to buy up barrels.

11 MAY 26 - 13:01

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Petchem pain, gasoline gain

Gas-nap rally becomes naphtha's last line of support.

08 MAY 26 - 08:34

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ECSAM VLCC Market Report

Vessel supply long but Tupi crude competitive and freight undervalued.

07 MAY 26 - 12:51

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EMEA Chart Pack April 2026

21 APR 26 - 14:03

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Americas Chart Pack April 2026

15 APR 26 - 09:57

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APAC Chart Pack April 2026

14 APR 26 - 12:54

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Podcast: Iran talks spin. US diesel stocks are running out of runway.

07 MAY 26 | 33 mins 35 secs

Podcast: Asia absorbed the initial shock. Now the US is running dry

30 APR 26

Podcast: The Iran podcast – Where do we go from here?

24 APR 26

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16 APR 26

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09 APR 26

Podcast: Diesel’s unfolding crisis: Demand destruction is the only fix

02 APR 26

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The Iran war and oil markets: the Hormuz question

The Iran war and oil markets: the Hormuz question Part 3 of a Series March 29, 2026 Felipe Elink...

30 MAR 26 - 07:59

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The Iran war and oil markets: what comes next

16 MAR 26 - 09:21

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Trading Energy Futures Arbs-Driven ICE GO Futures Time Spread Forecasting

05 MAY 25 - 07:46

Trading Energy Futures: Arbs-driven EBOB spread forecasting

24 MAR 25 - 10:55

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Cutting Through the Noise: The challenge in accessing real-time pricing

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Fuel Oil Focus: Cracks, refinery margins, and debunking ECA myths

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Winter Webinar 2024: All change in the European gasoline market in 2025

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Autumn Webinar 2024: Unlocking Freight Demand – The Next Step in Shipping

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Sparta Insights Webinar: 2026 outlook for the oil market

Catch our first webinar of the year where Sparta experts Neil Crosby, Michael Ryan, June Goh and James Noel-Beswick dove into the key trends shaping the oil markets in 2026, with more OPEC, Atlantic Basin and Venezuelan barrels reshaping diffs and supporting complex refining margins amid limited new capacity and US West Coast tightening.

29 APR 26 - 13:43

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Sparta Insights Webinar: 11 trades to watch on the Iran conflict

Sparta Insights Webinar: 11 trades to watch on the Iran conflict Neil Crosby, Jorge Molinero and...

29 JAN 26 - 11:55

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The crisis in oil markets will get bigger before it goes away

30 APR 26 - 08:16

Singapore’s middle distillates stocks hit highest in 2-1/2 yrs as exports dip

29 APR 26 - 10:08

Marine fuel blenders, refiners chase heavy sweet oil amid Iran war disruptions

21 APR 26 - 10:03

There’s no other choice: War-hit Asian buyers grab Russian oil

01 APR 26 - 08:41

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spartacommo Sparta @spartacommo ·
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Someone paid OSP +$20/bbl for Upper Zakum. The reason why is more than meets the eye.

Nitrogen and metals content hit catalyst activity and TAN corrodes pipelines. Asian refineries are built for Middle East crude specs. That quality gap is worth real money.

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spartacommo Sparta @spartacommo ·
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Crude Market Flash: China's not taking much June loading Saudi crude

- Saudi allocation for China is heard to be between 12-14 mb, about 3 VLCCs worth lower than May loaders

- This could partly be due to a higher OSP, but more likely due to increased SPR access by the

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