Gulf Intelligence Podcasts PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - March 10th
Mar 10, 2026
Marc Ostwald, chief economist with macro and market-structure expertise. Mehmet Öğütçü, energy and geopolitical commentator focused on regional security. Toby Copson, energy markets analyst skilled in oil, LNG and trading. They debate whether the crisis price peak has passed. They unpack product and LNG stresses, G7 reserve uncertainty, China’s buying, supply-chain and fertilizer risks, and market volatility and trading opportunities.
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G7 Disunity Undermined SPR Impact
- The G7's failure to unite over a coordinated SPR release undermined market confidence and allowed the spike to reverse.
- Marc Ostwald suggested European disunity and tactical hedging likely caused divisions over releasing 400 million barrels.
Major Importers Have Months Of Buffer
- Global strategic reserves plus China's large SPR mean major importers can survive several months without Gulf shipments.
- Mehmet Öğütçü estimated IEA stocks plus commercial holdings and China's reserves give roughly three to four months' buffer.
Products And LNG Are The Real Stress Points
- The acute stress is in products and LNG rather than front-month crude, where spreads and fuel markets are blowing out.
- Toby Copson highlighted widening product spreads, rising freight rates and airlines facing hurt from blown-out hedges.