An Oilholic's Foreword: It's deliberately crude
Oilholics need not be anonymous, especially if the perceived addiction comes from an interest in current developments in the oil and gas sector, past histories and trading patterns.
However, I would say that quite a few Oilholics are indeed synonymous, for the lack of a better metaphor! Having covered the oil markets and the energy business in different journalistic and analytical capacities since 2004, I soon arrived at a juncture where I felt I ought to pen my thoughts on Black Gold minus the constraints of third party editorial rules.
This blog carries my analysis, thoughts, rants, musings and social media flags about past events, recent developments and emerging scenarios in the energy sector, breaking news if / when I can break it and the comments of market experts I am able to interact with.
The idea was born in 2007 after a forceful debate with a couple of energy traders at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Malta. Upon my return to London, I began putting content on a trial server giving access only to a few close industry contacts for the sake of constructive feedback and scrutiny.
On Christmas Eve of 2009, the Oilholics Synonymous Report emerged in cyberspace on Blogger and I registered my domain name. Following market feedback in 2011, this blog underwent a complete template overhaul and adopted the colour of Black Gold.
The Oilholic travels wherever I travel to. It also complements my career as an analyst, serves as a hub for my published clippings portfolio, broadcast media commentary, press clippings, work undertaken over the last 20 years (and counting), some of my favourite photographs and a selection of book reviews. As the years go by, I hope this blog is as much fun for those reading it, as it is for the one writing it. So keep reading, Keep it 'crude'!
Yours sincerely,
Gaurav Sharma,
Author,
Oilholics Synonymous Report
THIS BLOG IS WRITTEN IN A PRIVATE CAPACITY BY GAURAV SHARMA. IT DOES NOT REFLECT OR CARRY THE VIEWS OF ANY OF HIS EMPLOYERS OR CONTRACTED COMPANIES - BOTH PAST AND PRESENT.
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