In this episode, Leslie Palti-Guzman exchanges with Ed Morse, one of the world’s most respected voices in global oil markets, for a rapid strategic tour of today’s biggest geopolitical flashpoints and how they’re reshaping energy flows. 

We discuss why oil prices have remained remarkably stable despite shocks in the Middle East and Latin America, and why the Brent and WTI forward curves are telling a deeper story about fundamentals vs. geopolitics.  

We cover: 

🔥 #Venezuela: U.S. naval deployments, strikes at sea, and what Washington’s real endgame is for Maduro. 

🔥 #Russia: tightening sanctions, Ukrainian strikes on refineries, India’s shifting buying pattern, and a war economy under strain. 

🔥 #Europe: energy security, deindustrialization pressures, and whether a future ceasefire could tempt buyers back to Russian gas. 

🔥 #Iran & the Middle East: rebuilt missile sites, proxy dynamics, Red Sea shipping risk, and the new U.S.–Saudi security guarantees.    

Ed also reflects on four decades of forecasting #commodities, and why the real insight comes from identifying discontinuities. A rich conversation at the intersection of energy, geopolitics, and strategy. 

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#EnergyVista #OilMarkets #Geopolitics #EnergySecurity #Commodities #LNG #TradeFlows #Gas #Security #OilPrices #WTI #Brent #TTF   

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