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  • Brent Crude Oil

    Genesis and Development of the World's Most Important Oil Benchmark

    Edited by Adi Imsirovic ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In 2023, the Brent oil benchmark, a key international oil price marker for global crude oil underwent a substantial change. It incorporated another key benchmark, West Texas Intermediate oil from Midland, produced in the US and sold into European and Asian markets. Brent is used to set prices for over 70 per cent of global crude oil, so this fundamental change in the composition of the benchmarks ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Trading and Price Discovery for Crude Oils

    Growth and Development of International Oil Markets

    by Adi Imsirovic ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This is a book about the international oil market. It takes a historical perspective on how the market emerged, developed, and became what it is today—the biggest commodity market in the world. It is mature and complex, but far from perfect. Throughout most of its 150-year history, the oil market has been monopolised by companies and governments. For only a fraction of that, oil traded in a ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Rivers of Money

    Social and Economic History of Modern Oil Trading

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Modern oil trading, as we know it today, has its roots in the 1970s, especially after the collapse of the vertically integrated structure of the oil industry, controlled by oil majors. Oil trading flourished in the 1980s, following the energy liberalisation policies in the UK and US. In the process, the largest trading companies such as Vitol, Trafigura, Marcuria and others have taken on new roles ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • International Oil Markets in the Age of Climate Change

    How the Energy Transition Affects the Price of Oil

    by Adi Imsirovic ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The oil industry is set to change dramatically over the next decade with oil consumption needing to drop substantially to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Yet oil will be needed for many more years and oil markets will continue to be important.This book explores the impact of the energy transition on oil markets and the ways in which the producing countries, companies, crude oil values ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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