McNally: Oil Market Underappreciates Geopolitical Risk
geopolitical_energy_riskGlobalBloomberg12 Oct, 06:22 UTC
Context
Oil extended declines as traders weigh President Donald Trump's claim of an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine. This comes after hostilities escalated across the Middle East, with strikes by Houthis on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport. Bob McNally, President and Founder of Rapidan Energy Group and Former White House energy advisor spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa from Riyadh on the impact of the various geopolitical situations on the oil market. (Source: Bloomberg)
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