Dr Bassam Fattouh

Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Oil and Middle East Programme

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Relevant Expertise

Bassam Fattouh focuses his research on aspects of the international oil pricing system such as the relationship between the futures market and spot market, the relationship between OPEC and the market, the causes of oil price volatility and the dynamics of oil price differentials. He also focuses his research on the IOC-NOC relationship and its implications for investment behaviour. He has a strong background in the economic environment of the Middle East.

Current/Forthcoming Projects in the Institute

Relationship between National Oil Companies and International Oil Companies in the Middle East
Oil Pricing Systems and Oil Price Behaviour
Russia and the Middle East Energy Relations

Academic and Professional Experience

Current Position: Reader in Finance and Management and Academic Director of the MSc in Management for the Middle East and North Africa,
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
1996-1999:: PhD in Economics, SOAS, University of London
1995-1996:: MSc in Economics, SOAS, University of London
1991-1995:: BA in Economics, American University of Beirut

Some Relevant Publications

The Origins and Evolution of the Current International Oil Pricing System: A Critical Assessment, Oil in the 21st Century , Oxford University Press, forthcoming

The Investment Challenge, Oil in the 21st Century , Oxford University Press, forthcoming