From Spot to Curve: How European and East of Suez Markets are Responding to the U.S.-Israel War on Iran

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has sent shockwaves through global crude and products markets – particularly in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

Supply routes have been blocked, spot prices moving sharply, and forward curves are repricing risk across the barrel, as market participants scramble to find a new normal.  

In this webinar, General Index and Sparta came together to give you the full pricing picture – from prompt to forward.  

What you'll learn:

• The supply shock mapped: Which crude grades have been most impacted by disruptions.
• Middle East spot prices in dislocation: How key Mideast Gulf crude benchmarks have responded to the conflict, and what the widening sour-sweet spread means for prompt trading.
• Reaction in the Atlantic Basin: Are other grades stepping in to replace tightening Mideast supply and which arb windows are opening and closing across the region.
• From prompt to forward: How the market is pricing the conflict across forward months, and what the shape of the market tells us about how long market participants can expect the disruption to last.
• Shock to refinery products pricing: The dramatic surge in jet fuel pricing and how other refined fuels have fared.
• Understanding the path forward: What are the different scenarios for the market over the next 30-60 days?

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