Markets & Prices (Brent/WTI, futures, OPEC+ decisions)
Aaron Wilson
Chief Markets Correspondent
Aaron Wilson writes about crude and product prices for readers who trade them. Over 18 years he has covered the Brent and WTI complexes, futures curves, and OPEC+ decisions, and he reads term structure and positioning data the way traders do. When OPEC+ surprises the market mid-afternoon in Vienna, his analysis is what desks forward to the floor. He explains backwardation and contango without padding.
Contact: aaron.wilson@theoilslick.com
Career
- Chief Markets Correspondent, The Oil Slick (2020-present)Anchors daily Brent/WTI coverage and OPEC+ decision analysis from London.
- Senior Oil Markets Reporter, Bloomberg (2013-2020)Covered crude futures on ICE and NYMEX and hedge-fund positioning.
- Crude Price Reporter, S&P Global Platts (2008-2013)Assessed Dated Brent and North Sea differentials and ran the London price desk into the close.
- Commodities Reporter, Financial News (2005-2008)Energy and metals for the City.
Notable coverage
- Chronicled WTI's drop below zero in April 2020 in real time, explaining the storage and settlement mechanics behind the -$37 print.
- Covered the 2016 OPEC production-cut deal and argued for its durability ahead of the consensus.
- Ran a series on how the Brent curve signals physical tightness versus paper speculation.
Education
M.Sc., Finance & Investment, University of Edinburgh Business School. B.A., Economics, University of Nottingham.
Awards & recognition
SABEW award for commodities coverage (2018)Commended, Wincott Foundation Financial Journalism Awards (2015)
Recent articles
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