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Perspectives on Energy Markets

Written from the desk, on the markets it actually works in. Each piece is signed, and says plainly where a figure is reported and where a judgement is the author's own.

• Bitumen Markets4 min read

  Reading demand across South Asian bitumen corridors

  South Asia's road-building boom has created one of the world's most consistent bitumen import corridors — and one that is reshaping itself faster than most outside observers realize.

  Iman Panahi, PhD — Founder, PETROPANI

• Base Oils4 min read

  Where Group I base oils remain essential: marine, industrial, and price-sensitive markets

  Much of the trade press frames the base oil market as a one-way migration from Group I toward Group II and Group III, as if Group I were a legacy product on its way out.

  Iman Panahi, PhD — Founder, PETROPANI

• Brokerage Practice3 min read

  When negotiations stall: how a broker creates value in the gap

  Most deals that fall apart don't fall apart over the big picture — buyer and seller usually agree that a deal makes sense in principle.

  Iman Panahi, PhD — Founder, PETROPANI