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Intelligence Matters

Global Effects of Russia's War in Ukraine: Oil and Energy Expert Mark Finley

Intelligence Matters

CBS News

(154991), News, Cbs, Politics, Government

4.63.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at Rice University's Baker Institute, former senior economist for British Petroleum, and former analyst and manager at CIA. Finley explains the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on global oil and gas markets and why current Western sanctions may not immediately meaningfully curtail Moscow's energy revenues. Morell and Finley also discuss how the rest of the world may experience price shocks stemming from growing commodities prices, including the risk of a recession. 

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0:00.0

This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morel,

0:06.4

brought to you by Palantir Technologies,

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0:14.6

I'm wondering what you're thinking about the risks are for a global recession

0:20.6

because of where we are with Ukraine, because of where we are,

0:25.0

with the tightening of monetary policy raising of interest rates,

0:28.4

where we are with energy prices.

0:30.1

It's important to note that in this context of Russia,

0:33.6

we're not only talking about a spike of oil prices, but also natural gas,

0:37.8

and other commodities, metals, foods,

0:40.9

brushes, and Ukraine are significant exporters of all of these.

0:44.2

And so what's unique about the shock that we're going through right now is that it's not

0:48.0

localized to one commodity. You know, this is not an oil embargo.

0:52.4

It is a shock across the whole commodity space.

0:59.2

Mark Finley is the fellow in energy and global oil at Rice University's Baker Institute.

1:04.8

He is the former senior U.S. economist at British Petroleum and a former CIA energy analyst.

1:10.8

Mark joins me today to talk about the energy and economic implications of the Ukraine crisis.

1:15.9

We'll be right back with that discussion after a word from our sponsor.

1:19.4

I'm Michael Morrell, and this is Intelligence Matters.

1:22.9

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