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Brent hits 100$/bbl and the China factor

Nov ICE Brent hit 100$/bbl briefly today, indicating the escalating geopolitical risks with significant warring activities as more tankers got hit in the past few days. More importantly Sep Dated

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Analyst Briefs
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  • Cross Barrel

Brent hits 100$/bbl and the China factor

09 SEP 26 - 09:44

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  • Distillate

Medium-term ICE GO call arrives on schedule; Europe still shut to every diesel arb bar the Red Sea, so HOGO remains a sell

08 SEP 26 - 15:14

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  • Freight

WCI MR counts tighten on likely shuttle and STS related trade demand in the AG

07 SEP 26 - 13:02

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  • Cross Barrel

Asia Cross Barrel – Pricing Analyst Update (31 Aug–04 Sep)

07 SEP 26 - 07:33

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Deep Dives
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  • Crude

WAF and South American grades shine

TI/Brent to widen to -$9/bbl through the November and December contracts.

09 SEP 26 - 07:42

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  • Naphtha

Hormuz attacks keep tightening the light ends picture

Hormuz attacks keep tightening the light ends picture.

07 SEP 26 - 13:41

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  • Freight

NWE MR Market Report (07 Sep 2026)

MR owners face a stark choice as tonnage keeps rebuilding faster than it clears.

07 SEP 26 - 12:16

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Chart Packs
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EMEA Chart Pack August 2026

27 AUG 26 - 13:50

  • Cross Barrel

Americas Chart Pack August 2026

21 AUG 26 - 11:21

  • Cross Barrel

APAC Chart Pack August 2026

11 AUG 26 - 13:13

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Podcast: Kirishi’s hit, Hormuz is live again: diesel has nowhere left to hide

03 SEP 26 | 39 mins 48 secs

Podcast: Iran and Oman talk peace. A tanker gets hit anyway.

28 AUG 26 | 32 mins 27 secs

Podcast: Diesel cracks blow past 100$. Dirty freight surging.

21 AUG 26 | 31 mins 52 secs

Iran goes on the offensive. ADNOC’s great milk run keeps flowing.

13 AUG 26 | 24 mins 56 secs

Podcast: Hormuz flips again and gasoline cracks get smashed

06 AUG 26 | 26 mins 3 secs

Podcast: Brent whipsaws and USGC 3:2:1 margins explode. The diesel crisis behind it

30 JUL 26 | 26 mins 3 secs

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  • Cross Barrel

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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  • Freight

De-escalation and the Freight Trade

Positioning ahead of the competition as Middle East risk premium unwinds, and why the sequencing of what happens next is the actual trade.

01 JUL 26 - 13:07

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

05 MAY 25 - 07:46

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From Market Signals to Strategy: Oil Insights in Focus

Singapore | 07 Jul 26

Summer drinks – co-hosted by Sparta and S&P

23 Jun 26

Sparta’s in town for CERA week

Houston | March 23, 2026

From Data to Decisions: How Databento and Sparta are Transforming Commodity Markets

Online | July 8, 2025

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

Online | April 29, 2025

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

Online | March 12, 2025

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  • Fuel Oil

Sparta Insights Webinar: Where’s the fuel oil arb today?

Sparta Insights Webinar: Where’s the fuel oil arb today? June Goh and Jay Maroo co-present this...

04 AUG 26 - 07:57

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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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Oil closes in on $100 as renewed supply crunch looms

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08 SEP 26 - 07:44

Iraq boosts oil exports in August as low prices draw buyers

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  • Crude

03 SEP 26 - 07:32

OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war as China gains influence

  • Crude

31 AUG 26 - 10:32

Diesel crunch will get worse as Brazil’s farmers begin planting

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31 AUG 26 - 10:27

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spartacommo

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Verified account @spartacommo ·
3 Sep

Tanker for tanker. Diesel has nowhere left to hide.

Strikes hit Hormuz, drones hit Kirishi, and Rotterdam is pulling barrels from Houston to Singapore just to keep the lights on.

Inside this episode:

▸ Why a Korean MR cargo into Rotterdam suddenly makes sense
▸ How TC14

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Sparta

Verified account @spartacommo ·
3 Sep

Iraq's crude export rebound is running on borrowed time. Steep discounts and a fragile Hormuz exemption are the only things keeping barrels moving.

From @Reuters, with analysis from @JuneGoh_Sparta, Senior Oil Analyst at Sparta.

▸ $25-$30/bbl cut to Basrah FOB prices lets

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