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Energy and commodities columnist at Bloomberg. Co-author of the 'The World for Sale' Any views expressed are my own. [email protected]

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VIDEO EXPLAINER: The most important map of the Third Gulf War — the oilfields, the Strait of Hormuz, and the bypass pipelines. Plus a look at how, two weeks into the war, Iran is still exporting lots of its oil, and most of it, via the strait. Bloomberg Opinion

VIDEO EXPLAINER: The most important map of the Third Gulf War — the oilfields, the Strait of Hormuz, and the bypass pipelines. Plus a look at how, two weeks into the war, Iran is still exporting lots of its oil, and most of it, via the strait. Bloomberg Opinion

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VIDEO COLUMN (2): The Hormuz question. What's happening in the world's most important oil and LNG chokepoint? Let me explain the situation in the strait, and how its shipping lines (and status) are changing, perhaps for ever. @Opinion #Hormuz #IranWar‌

VIDEO COLUMN (2): The Hormuz question. What's happening in the world's most important oil and LNG chokepoint? Let me explain the situation in the strait, and how its shipping lines (and status) are changing, perhaps for ever. @Opinion #Hormuz #IranWar‌

172,658 次观看 • 1 个月前

VIDEO COLUMN 🎥: The war in Iran is squeezing airlines, but your European summer holiday flights ✈️ should still be fine. After an initial panic, the refining oil industry is making enough jet fuel ⛽️ to offset the loss of Middle East supply. Bloomberg Opinion

VIDEO COLUMN 🎥: The war in Iran is squeezing airlines, but your European summer holiday flights ✈️ should still be fine. After an initial panic, the refining oil industry is making enough jet fuel ⛽️ to offset the loss of Middle East supply. Bloomberg Opinion

44,676 次观看 • 17 天前

VIDEO COLUMN: Can President Trump’s new ‘Project Freedom’ unblock the Strait of Hormuz? I take a look at his high-risk, high-reward shipping plan, trying to circumvent Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway. @Opinion

VIDEO COLUMN: Can President Trump’s new ‘Project Freedom’ unblock the Strait of Hormuz? I take a look at his high-risk, high-reward shipping plan, trying to circumvent Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway. @Opinion

47,122 次观看 • 1 个月前

VIDEO COLUMN: Another food crisis? The experience of 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, plus the increase in fertiliser prices, have prompted concern about another food price spike. But the situation in 2026 isn't nearly as concerning. At least, no yet.

VIDEO COLUMN: Another food crisis? The experience of 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, plus the increase in fertiliser prices, have prompted concern about another food price spike. But the situation in 2026 isn't nearly as concerning. At least, no yet.

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The Houthis of Yemen have released a **propaganda** video of their attack (and sinking) of the bulk carrier ship 'Magic Seas’ on Sunday in the Red Sea. It's both very concerning and rather spectacular (they attached multiple explosives to her hull) #Houthis

The Houthis of Yemen have released a propaganda video of their attack (and sinking) of the bulk carrier ship 'Magic Seas’ on Sunday in the Red Sea. It's both very concerning and rather spectacular (they attached multiple explosives to her hull) #Houthis

238,848 次观看 • 11 个月前

VIDEO COLUMN: Fantasy minerals. Many people — not least of all, US President Donald Trump — seem convinced Ukraine has a lot of rare earths minerals. It’s utter nonsense. #Ukraine #UkraineWar @Opinion

VIDEO COLUMN: Fantasy minerals. Many people — not least of all, US President Donald Trump — seem convinced Ukraine has a lot of rare earths minerals. It’s utter nonsense. #Ukraine #UkraineWar @Opinion

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“… When the time is right, and it won't be that far away, when we'll use the US Navy to escort ships through the Straits of Hormuz […] … Fortunately , we have the world just massively well-supplied […] I’ll be a bump in the road…”

“… When the time is right, and it won't be that far away, when we'll use the US Navy to escort ships through the Straits of Hormuz […] … Fortunately , we have the world just massively well-supplied […] I’ll be a bump in the road…”

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VIDEO COLUMN: Coffee inflation. I cannot live without my caffeine fix, particularly since my efforts to clone the looks of George Clooney hooked me into the world of capsules. Sadly, my espresso is going to get expensive in 2025. Very, very expensive.

VIDEO COLUMN: Coffee inflation. I cannot live without my caffeine fix, particularly since my efforts to clone the looks of George Clooney hooked me into the world of capsules. Sadly, my espresso is going to get expensive in 2025. Very, very expensive.

153,510 次观看 • 1 年前

Do you remember all the (nonsense) about Greenland and rare earths? Well, now US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the whole thing was “way blown out of what was never going to be.” “There’s certainly far more attractive places to mine for rare earths [than in Greenland]”

Do you remember all the (nonsense) about Greenland and rare earths? Well, now US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the whole thing was “way blown out of what was never going to be.” “There’s certainly far more attractive places to mine for rare earths [than in Greenland]”

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VIDEO COLUMN: The oil, the oil, and the oil. Like it or not, Venezuela's oil is now part of a petroleum empire stretching from Alaska to Patagonia — all under Washington’s tutelage. @Opinion #Venezuela

VIDEO COLUMN: The oil, the oil, and the oil. Like it or not, Venezuela's oil is now part of a petroleum empire stretching from Alaska to Patagonia — all under Washington’s tutelage. @Opinion #Venezuela

50,190 次观看 • 5 个月前

VIDEO COLUMN: Peak fossil fuel demand? The next annual report from the International Energy Agency will bring back a scenario showing oil and gas demand rising through 2050 under current policies -- plus much higher coal consumption. Bloomberg Opinion #OOTT

VIDEO COLUMN: Peak fossil fuel demand? The next annual report from the International Energy Agency will bring back a scenario showing oil and gas demand rising through 2050 under current policies -- plus much higher coal consumption. Bloomberg Opinion #OOTT

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VIDEO COLUMN: The world has never used as much coal as it’s burning this year. In the age of the climate crisis, King Coal still reigns. Above all, in China, which accounts for >50% of global demand. #CoalTwitter #ClimateCrisis Bloomberg Opinion h/t Michael Johnson

VIDEO COLUMN: The world has never used as much coal as it’s burning this year. In the age of the climate crisis, King Coal still reigns. Above all, in China, which accounts for >50% of global demand. #CoalTwitter #ClimateCrisis Bloomberg Opinion h/t Michael Johnson

127,434 次观看 • 1 年前

In October, we published this video to mark the arrival of a new chairman to BP. It told the company's history through what people said "BP" meant, including the infamous "Beyond Profits." With a new CEO in 2026, does BP stand for "Back to Pragmatism"?

In October, we published this video to mark the arrival of a new chairman to BP. It told the company's history through what people said "BP" meant, including the infamous "Beyond Profits." With a new CEO in 2026, does BP stand for "Back to Pragmatism"?

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VIDEO COLUMN: The (real) meaning of BP: 1909 Brits in Persia 1953 Behind the Putsch 1954 British Petroleum 1987 Big Privatisation 1998 Big Purchase 2001 Beyond Petroleum 2010 Big Problem 2020 Beyond Profits 2024 Back to Petroleum 2025 Being Peddled

VIDEO COLUMN: The (real) meaning of BP: 1909 Brits in Persia 1953 Behind the Putsch 1954 British Petroleum 1987 Big Privatisation 1998 Big Purchase 2001 Beyond Petroleum 2010 Big Problem 2020 Beyond Profits 2024 Back to Petroleum 2025 Being Peddled

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VIDEO COLUMN: What happens when a country in Southeast Asia decides to use billions of coconuts a year to make diesel? Here it comes ice cream inflation. 🥥 🌴 ⛽️ 🛻 💰 📈 🍦 🍨 @Opinion #icecream

VIDEO COLUMN: What happens when a country in Southeast Asia decides to use billions of coconuts a year to make diesel? Here it comes ice cream inflation. 🥥 🌴 ⛽️ 🛻 💰 📈 🍦 🍨 @Opinion #icecream

63,722 次观看 • 1 年前

VIDEO COLUMN: 🍫🍫🍫Time to stockpile your favourite chocolate treat? Here I explain what’s behind the massive rally in wholesale cocoa prices, which in turn is going to push up retail chocolate prices — and quite a lot. #chocolate #cocoa 🎥: @Opinion

VIDEO COLUMN: 🍫🍫🍫Time to stockpile your favourite chocolate treat? Here I explain what’s behind the massive rally in wholesale cocoa prices, which in turn is going to push up retail chocolate prices — and quite a lot. #chocolate #cocoa 🎥: @Opinion

113,625 次观看 • 2 年前

VIDEO COLUMN: The (real) meaning of BP: 1909 Brits in Persia 1944 Backing Pluto 1953 Behind the Putsch 1954 British Petroleum 1987 Big Privatisation 1998 Big Purchase 2001 Beyond Petroleum 2010 Big Problem 2020 Beyond Profits 2024 Back to Petroleum 2025 Being Peddled #OOTT

VIDEO COLUMN: The (real) meaning of BP: 1909 Brits in Persia 1944 Backing Pluto 1953 Behind the Putsch 1954 British Petroleum 1987 Big Privatisation 1998 Big Purchase 2001 Beyond Petroleum 2010 Big Problem 2020 Beyond Profits 2024 Back to Petroleum 2025 Being Peddled #OOTT

36,169 次观看 • 8 个月前

VIDEO COLUMN : For a few days, I feared the worst: a Christmas without Ibérico ham (due to an outbreak of swine flu in Spain). Sure, my panic was a first-world problem. But it’s too a timely warning about the next pandemic -- one that will hit our meat supply. @Opinion

VIDEO COLUMN : For a few days, I feared the worst: a Christmas without Ibérico ham (due to an outbreak of swine flu in Spain). Sure, my panic was a first-world problem. But it’s too a timely warning about the next pandemic -- one that will hit our meat supply. @Opinion

24,404 次观看 • 5 个月前