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Geopolitics Iran war storyline

Oil Prices Fall 3% as Draft Proposal to End U.S.-Iran War Circulates (opens in a new tab)

Oil slumped about 3% in Asian trade Monday after a draft proposal to end the U.S.-Iran war began circulating following Iranian negotiators' departure from Qatar. Easing supply-risk premiums from the conflict are weighing on crude prices.

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Storylines

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  1. Iran war Busier than usual

    Draft proposal to end the U.S.-Iran war circulates as Rubio says Trump wants a peaceful end

    A draft proposal to end the U.S.-Iran war is circulating, and Rubio says Trump wants to end it peacefully, after Iran's IRGC Navy said two tankers exploded on mines in Hormuz. Oil futures fell on renewed diplomacy hopes.

    20 reports from 13 sources in 24 h

    Markets to watchBrentWTI

    Latest in this storyline
  2. OPEC+ supply New this week

    OPEC+ holds December oil output unchanged for a third consecutive month

    OPEC+ is keeping oil output unchanged for December, its third consecutive monthly hold, as Iran war disruptions cloud its 2027 plans. Brent fell after the decision; the IEA says the UAE's post-OPEC push will lift its output above 5 million bpd next year.

    12 reports from 12 sources in 24 h

    Markets to watchBrentWTI

    Latest in this storyline
  3. Gas & LNG Steady

    Venture Global's US LNG project starts commercial operations as Shell lifts the first cargo

    TotalEnergies is to take control of Malaysia LNG upstream projects, and Freeport LNG faces a new Gulf South pipeline critical notice after a power outage. Equinor's CEO says gas storage levels leave Europe more vulnerable this winter.

    10 reports from 5 sources in 24 h

    Markets to watchHenry Hub

    Latest in this storyline
  4. Russia–Ukraine Quieter than usual

    Kremlin says EU gas transit talks hardly possible now; WSJ says US pushes to restore flows via Ukraine

    The WSJ reports a US push to restore Russian gas sales to Europe via Ukraine; the Kremlin says such talks are hardly possible now. Goldman Sachs raised its December Brent target to $105, citing Russia-Ukraine and Middle East risk.

    8 reports from 3 sources in 24 h

    Markets to watchULSDICE gasoil

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Radar

Tanker traffic · data through Oct 25 · estimate for Nov 2

Tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz average 0.9 a day, 1% of normal, and have been below half of normal since Mar 4. Bab el-Mandeb is at 49% of normal.

Share of normal tanker traffic

vs a normal week

OilMeme Radar

Last 24 h
  • WAR: 18 outlets in the last 24 hours, 20 in the 24 hours before
  • BLOCKADES: 11 outlets in the last 24 hours, 10 in the 24 hours before
  • CYBER & AI: 0 outlets in the last 24 hours, 0 in the 24 hours before
  • SANCTIONS: 0 outlets in the last 24 hours, 2 in the 24 hours before
  • OPEC+ POLICY: 14 outlets in the last 24 hours, 17 in the 24 hours before
  • SUPPLY: 4 outlets in the last 24 hours, 4 in the 24 hours before
  • DEMAND: 5 outlets in the last 24 hours, 1 in the 24 hours before

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