A black swan event could soon be surfacing in energy markets, industry experts have told CNBC.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> As global supply stocks lessen, oil industry experts are agreed that the crude market is becoming ever more sensitive to a sudden or unexpected disruption. However there appears to be little agreement on what the current biggest risk actually is.
Energy analysts tend to agree that intensifying risk indicators in the oil market is a cause for concern. CNBC rounds up what oil traders and analysts view as potentially the most disruptive event. The ongoing conflict has exacerbated fears that open war could soon break out between the main political factions in a key oil-producing nation.
"I would say I am most worried about the role U.S. sanctions will play against Iran… It is the most important issue on the supply side and, of course, an incredibly complex one," Cailin Birch, global economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit , told CNBC via telephone.
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