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How large is the Middle East risk premium?

This edition of our monthly Energy Watch takes a closer look at two hot topics in the oil market. The first is the size of the Middle East risk premium in the price of crude, which we believe to be at least $10 and perhaps as much as $20. The second is the impact of the annual reweightings of Brent and WTI in the leading commodity indices.

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