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James Sahota
Co-President & Co-Founder

James Sahota

James is a Mathematics and Economics student at the University of Chicago with experience across wealth management, commodities research, and financial markets analysis. He is Co-President of 6:05 Markets, where he leads research across commodities, macroeconomics and global markets, with a particular focus on oil and gas. Having lived in Milan, London, Singapore, and Chicago, James brings an international perspective to global financial markets. Outside finance, he competes in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, disciplines that have shaped his composure, resilience, and approach to high-pressure environments.

Published work

15 pieces
Oil and Gas Crude Is Returning. Diesel Isn't: The Distillate Bottleneck in Global Oil Markets Oct 18, 2026 16 min Oil and Gas Panama Canal: El Niño Risks Raising Asia’s Energy Import Costs Oct 5, 2026 16 min Oil and Gas Oil Above 100 is a Real Supply Shock but NOT a Permanent Price Regime Sep 12, 2026 19 min Oil and Gas Why Russian Oil Is Regaining Pricing Power Aug 2026 10 min Oil and Gas Why the Oil market is mispricing risk in Hormuz Jul 6, 2026 11 min Policy The Illusion of Energy Security: A Critique of the UK Government’s Energy Policy May 2026 12 min Oil and Gas TotalEnergies: Cash Returns in a Volatile Energy Market May 2026 12 min Oil and Gas The Dangote Effect: How One Refinery Is Reshaping African Energy May 2026 8 min Oil and Gas Powerless in the Caribbean: Cuba’s Energy Collapse and the Fight for Economic Survival May 2026 6 min Oil and Gas UAE Leaves OPEC: A Quota Dispute Becomes a Market Structure Shock May 1, 2026 9 min Renewables and Nuclear European Wind Power: Energy Security, Industrial Sovereignty and Resilience Beyond Decarbonisation Apr 2026 10 min Oil and Gas Phillips 66: Oil Price Spike Drives Nearly $1 Billion in Q1 Losses Apr 2026 8 min Oil and Gas Chevron’s Venezuela Asset Swap: Strategic Repositioning Towards Heavy Oil Apr 2026 6 min Oil and Gas Saudi Crude Rerouting to Yanbu After the Hormuz Disruption Mar 29, 2026 4 min Oil and Gas Hormuz Under Fire: Iran’s Strike on UAE Oil Infrastructure and the New Gulf Risk Premium Mar 2026 11 min