BBCNEWS Asia July 6, 2024
rebecca babin is a senior energy trader at cibc private wealth. she gave me her predictions. i think the concern right now is really concentrated on the longer shipping time. the market is not pricing in that we actually lose barrels from the market as a result of what is happening in the suez canal. what it is concerned with right now and the reason it has risen 6% because the shipping costs associated with travelling around the southern tip of africa to reach its destination adds around 15 days of travel time. it increases freight costs. and it has increased insurance costs. that i...