Syed Rashid Husain

Articles by Syed Rashid Husain

Deepening oil market turmoil

Business September 14, 2026

Strain is growing on the global energy markets. While the energy world already faces a significant reduction in oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, recent disruptions to shipments via Bab al-Manda...

Why didn’t the oil markets go berserk?

Business August 10, 2026

The world lost more than 2.6 billion barrels of oil since the US-Israel war with Iran began late February, yet oil market prices have not gone berserk. Except for one occasion, it has stayed away from...

Pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Business July 27, 2026

The battle for Hormuz, the growing possibility of greater Iranian influence on the critical passageway, question marks about the reliability and security of crude supplies from the Middle East, and th...

UAE’s bumpy divorce from Opec

Business May 4, 2026

The UAE, the third-largest oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), left the group last Friday, ending its almost six-decade membership. This was a serious blow to Ope...

An end on horizon?

Business April 13, 2026

What next? Will the two-week truce help? How will the oil market behave in the days and weeks ahead? Billion-dollar questions with few, concrete answers. Some indications, though, can be looked into. ...