"I think we're all a bit concerned by what will happen with
regard to Iran as well as these (North) Korea missiles being blasted in to the
Sea of Japan."
- A London based broker
said on Wendesday as a scheduled meeting in Brussels between Iran's top nuclear
negotiator Ali Larijani and officials from the West was postponed only hours
ahead of Larijani's arrival in Brussels a senior Iranian official told AFP by
telephone. Also, North Korea early Wednesday launched five missiles, including a
long-range Taepodong 2 capable of reaching US territory, in a move that US and
Japanese government officials dubbed provocative.
"However, ultimately any supply disruption in the next
couple of months from hurricanes or any geopolitical event is keeping prices
underpinned."
A broker said Wednesday
as despite adequate supply of Brent crude from the North Sea prices are being
supported by potential fundamentally bullish factors such as hurricanes
affecting supply in the US as well as the ongoing situation in Iran.