Analysts Lift 2026 Oil Price Outlook as Hormuz Shipping Stays Disrupted
A Reuters poll of 30 analysts has raised its 2026 Brent crude forecast to $89.05 a barrel as Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption drags on into next year.
A Reuters poll of 30 analysts has raised its 2026 Brent crude forecast to $89.05 a barrel as Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption drags on into next year.
Brent is above $107 a barrel as war risk in the Persian Gulf splits the oil market, with Iraqi crude discounted over $43 while barrels outside Hormuz hit record highs.
Brent fell 1.2% to $104.59 and WTI to $101.29 after Saudi Arabia offered extra crude cargoes via Oman, easing fears of Middle East supply disruption after pipeline attacks.