Geopolitical risk fatigue?
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Are oil and gas markets too complacent about the current geopolitical risks in the Middle East, which accounts for around one third of global seaborne oil trade? Saul Kavonic, senior research analyst at MST Financial thinks so. In this week's pod, he explains how an escalation of tensions beyond the Hamas-Irael war could see the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and propel oil and LNG prices to USD 200/bbl and USD 100/MMbtu respectively – dwarfing the peaks during the 2022 energy crisis. Host: Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel  Guest: Saul Kavonic, Senior Research Analyst, MST Financial. 
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