Front-month futures · Live · 17:30 CT · Context, not advice
Crude oil
Global oil inventories are shrinking and U.S. fuel prices are at record highs amid Strait of Hormuz tensions and fears of further U.S. strikes on Iran. Rising Guyanese petroleum output is helping limit the risk of a sharper price spike.
Picked automatically2 outlets · lead report OilPrice.comUpdated 11:00 CT
Iran war Busier than usual
Iran exempts China and India from its Hormuz oil transit restrictions amid a U.S. blockade. Oil rebounds after a midweek rout as investors weigh the war outlook, tanker attacks and U.S. election results.
27 reports from 16 sources in 24 h
Markets to watchBrentWTI
Gas & LNG Steady
EIA reports a 77 Bcf injection, smaller than expected, though the storage surplus widens; mild weather is eroding the winter premium in forward prices. Production and LNG feedgas are offsetting the mild heating outlook for futures.
10 reports from 3 sources in 24 h
Markets to watchHenry Hub
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Delayed: the latest data is from Oct 25, 11 days ago.
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.
10 other reports from the last 24 hours, newest first. Only established news and trade sources are listed, only reports that ranked highly, and none repeats a top story. The headlines are written by OilMeme AI and each links to the outlet’s report. They are picked automatically; an editor has not reviewed them and they are not part of the top stories.