The geopolitical situation in the Middle East remains tense, with the oil and gas sector continuing to rise. The Petroleum ETF Guotai (561360) leads the gains, up over 2%.

The geopolitical situation in the Middle East remains tense. On April 2nd, the oil and gas sector continued to rise, with the Guotai Oil ETF (561360) leading gains of over 2%.

Northeast Securities pointed out that since the beginning of the 20th century “oil era,” oil has become the lifeblood of the global economy. As a result, the Middle East has quickly become the core of global power struggles. Consequently, various conflicts in the Middle East centered around oil have emerged. But oil has not only brought wealth; it has also attracted imperial ambitions. Since the 1930s, when Middle Eastern countries discovered large oil fields one after another, the region has become a strategic battleground for the United States, Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Over the past century, imperial powers have fiercely competed for control of oil in the Middle East, which is a deep-rooted cause of the frequent conflicts in the region over the last hundred years.

The current turmoil in the Middle East is fundamentally related to the “structural shift in U.S. energy status.” When the U.S. transformed from a major oil importer into a core oil producer, this shift fundamentally undermined the foundation of U.S. Middle East policy, shifting from “deep involvement” to “strategic contraction,” which in turn triggered a severe imbalance in regional power structures.

The Guotai Oil ETF (561360) tracks the Oil & Gas Industry Index (H30198), which focuses on exploration, extraction, processing, and related services in the oil and natural gas sectors. As of April 1st, the top ten constituents are China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Jereh Group, China Merchants Steamship, Sinopec, COSCO Shipping Energy, Guanghui Energy, Intercontinental Oil & Gas, China Merchants South Oil, and Hengli Petrochemical. The index covers the entire upstream and downstream industry chain of energy companies, reflecting the overall performance of listed companies related to the oil and gas industry. The index is characterized by strong cyclicality and significant influence from international commodity price fluctuations.

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