# Why is oil so cheap? With David Wech

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Podcast: [The HC Commodities Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341)
Published: 2026-06-16T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, we return to the subject of oil and the impact of the Iran War. How have flows and demand changed and why are prices so relatively low? Is this a function of great PR work on behalf of the US Administration? Or is something else happening? Why, contrary to all expectations, oil prices remain relatively subdued? And how long can this go on for? Here to answer those questions is David Wech, Chief Economist at Vortexa, the energy and shipping data and analytics firm.

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