Contango Lessons
One striking feature in the current market has been the prolonged contango in the WTI forward curve. Dr Bassam Fattouh assesses the various explanations that have been put forward to explain the current contango in crude oil markets.

Categories:
Energy Economics , Finance , Oil & Middle East Programme
Tags:
Backwardation , Contango , Futures Prices , Oil Markets , Oil Prices , Peak Oil , Spot Prices , WTI Forward Curve