Brent crude hits $107.83 amid Iran-U.S. tensions
Thus, the November Brent crude oil futures rose by 1.6% to $99 per barrel, and November WTI futures increased by 1% to $93.44 per barrel.
Consensus
- Prices for Brent crude oil rose on Monday.
- Prices for WTI crude oil rose on Monday.
- U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's de-escalation plan.
- Iran offered to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
- The proposal involved lifting the U.S. naval blockade in exchange for the release of frozen assets.
- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi stated that no official notification of the U.S. rejection was received through intermediaries.
- Market analysts linked the oil price increase to the geopolitical tension following Trump's rejection.
Points of divergence
- Brent crude reached $107.83 per barrel by 14:34 MSK on Monday. — interfax
- WTI crude reached $95.74 per barrel by 14:34 MSK on Monday. — interfax
- Brent crude reached $107.26 per barrel by 08:15 MSK on Monday. — kommersant
- WTI crude reached $94.12 per barrel by 08:15 MSK on Monday. — kommersant
- Brent crude reached $99 per barrel by 28 September. — vesti
- WTI crude reached $93.44 per barrel by 28 September. — vesti
- The increase in oil prices was partly due to a global supply deficit despite increased oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz. — interfax
- No mention of global supply deficit or oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz affecting prices. — kommersant
- Trump did not rule out a ban on diesel exports from the U.S. — vesti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Oil Brent rose to $103.7 per barrel — Интерфакс
- Brent rose to $103.3 per barrel — Интерфакс
- Brent rose to $107.32 per barrel — Интерфакс
- Brent remains in the plus and trades at $107.82 per barrel — Интерфакс
- Brent rose to $107,83 per barrel — Интерфакс
- Oil Brent rose to $107 per barrel — Коммерсантъ
- World oil prices rise — Вести