Smouldering Politics Keeps "Oil on the Simmer"

SMOULDERING POLITICS | OIL ON THE SIMMER

Today’s The New Indian Express

#newspaperinlanguagelearning

17th October 2023

This feature article in the Editorial page of the New Indian Express, is by Ranjan Tandon, author and market specialist, and it’s titled, ‘Fear of Smouldering Politics Keeps Oil on the Simmer.’

The article provides an intriguing analysis of the present volatile situation, and its impact on oil pricing, because of ‘geo-political’ tremors, as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, and the Israel-Hamas Conflict!

Yes! The article foregrounds a problem!

Well, it’s about the present ‘economic unpredictability’ and the ensuing ‘energy vulnerability’ in the context of geo-political tremors!

In the last decade, the world has witnessed an ideological morphosis, wherein a ‘secular economic’ consolidation has taken precedence over ‘political dominance’, says the author, and predicts that, global supply of oil will be affected later this year and in early 2024, resulting in oil prices simmering to $100 and even beyond. [Currently it’s around $87/bbl.]

The article hence has a lot of complementary and corresponding terminology that connect with ‘fire’, ‘combustion’, ‘oil’, ‘conflagration’, ‘smouldering’, ‘simmer’, ‘extinguished’, etc.

This apart, the article also has some interesting idiomatic expressions, some dazzling vocabulary and intriguing collocations as well.

A regular reading routine—especially focusing on the Editorial section—helps a great deal in improving one’s language quotient to phenomenal heights.

Here’s wishing you happy reading! 😊