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Javier Blas

ARTICLES BY JAVIER BLAS

Fossil fuel demand remains entrenched. (Pixabay)

We need to talk about our fossil-fuel addiction

4 min read . 14 Nov 2025

China will probably continue stockpiling crude oil in 2026. (REUTERS)

Crude intentions: Why China's stockpiling of oil reserves is a global concern

3 min read . 21 Sept 2025

Gulf and US producers are swamping the global market with oil. (Bloomberg)

Post-ceasefire hangover: The world is awash in crude oil right now

4 min read . 25 Jun 2025

Israel launched a wide-scale attack against Iran, including its nuclear facilities, and Tehran warned of a “harsh” retaliation. (AFP)

Javier Blas: An Israel-Iran war may not rattle the oil market

4 min read . 13 Jun 2025

Saudi Arabia’s motives may also have a geopolitical dimension. (AP Photo)

Counter-intuitive: Why Opec wants lower oil prices

4 min read . 07 May 2025

A Trump-Putin deal might lift sanctions on Russia but oil prices may not budge. (AFP)

A deal between Trump and Putin won’t ease global energy costs much

3 min read . 26 Feb 2025

Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil-producing nations have now agreed to delay by two months a planned output hike that was scheduled to start in October.

OPEC+ has postponed a tough decision it can’t put off for long

4 min read . 10 Sept 2024

The most immediate impact could come if Israel concludes that Hamas acted on instructions of Tehran, which will hike oil prices.

This war isn’t a 1973 replay for oil but it could still turn ugly

3 min read . 09 Oct 2023

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (REUTERS)

The Warren Buffett way to profit from the energy crisis

4 min read . 09 Jan 2023

In a single day, the conduits, which link Russia with Germany under the Baltic Sea, have suffered not one, not two, but three separate major leaks. The word sabotage springs to mind (Photo: AFP)

Is Putin fully weaponizing the Nord Stream pipelines?

4 min read . 27 Sept 2022

A weaker rupee means India pays about 45% more than it did 14 years ago (Photo: AP)

A strong dollar has worsened today’s oil shock for importers

3 min read . 09 Jun 2022

Since taking office, Biden has only spoken with King Salman, Prince Mohammed’s father, and refused to deal directly with the crown prince, who’s still seen as a pariah in the US after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 (Photo: Via Reuters)

Flush with cash, Saudi prince snubs Biden and sends a message

10 min read . 24 Nov 2021

West Texas Intermediate crude jumped as much as 3.3% to $78.38 a barrel in New York, the highest in almost seven years

OPEC+ continues gradual monthly supply hikes; oil jumps

2 min read . 04 Oct 2021

OPEC + agreed to gradually add more oil supplies to the market after Saudi Arabia and the UAE resolved a dispute that was blocking the deal

OPEC+ agrees to boost oil output after Saudi Arabia, UAE end standoff

1 min read . 18 Jul 2021

With the cartel discussing its production policy not only for the coming months but also into 2022, the solution to the standoff will shape the market and industry into next year

OPEC+ crisis deepens as Saudi Arabia refuses to budge

5 min read . 05 Jul 2021

Graphic: Bloomberg

OPEC splits at its core, risking deal that underpins oil price

4 min read . 01 Dec 2020

West Texas Intermediate futures rose above $40 a barrel on Friday (Photo: Bloomberg)

The big oil turnaround: From negative prices to a bull market

5 min read . 21 Jun 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

How an epic gamble exposed the rot inside oil empire of Singapore's Hin Leong

10 min read . 21 Apr 2020

A file photo of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: Reuters)

Saudi Arabia plans big oil output hike, beginning all-out price war

4 min read . 08 Mar 2020

Venezuela's Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud and Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak at OPEC. (Reuters)

Saudi Prince’s first OPEC outing brings last-minute oil surprise

4 min read . 07 Dec 2019