Is the market missing the opportunity in energy?

Oil pump on a sunset background. World Oil Industry
(Image credit: Anton Petrus)

The oil market has seen some severe challenges over the past five years. The pandemic up-ended global supply chains, and economic lockdowns devastated demand for the black gold, sending prices plunging briefly below zero.

As economies reopened and bounced back from the pandemic, oil demand surged, sending prices higher. Then Russia invaded Ukraine, setting off yet another market shock. 

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