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Brent Crude

Global oil benchmark; $107.77 on 12 May after Trump rejected Iran's MOU reply; $2.84 above the ceasefire-priced floor.

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#9916 May
#9714 May

Fell $1.05 to $106.0 on summit Day 1, pricing a holding pattern not a breakthrough

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent $106 on summit Day 1; buffers near exhaustion
#9511 May

Settled at $104.21 on 11 May, up $2.92 on Trump's verbal statements

Iran Conflict 2026: Aramco warns of a 17.5% shock
#9411 May

Broke $101 Hormuz premium floor, opening at $104.71 in Monday Asian trading

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent breaks $101 Hormuz floor at $104.71
#9310 May
#917 May

Climbed to $101.20 on 8 May, reversing three sessions of losses

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz
#916 May

Climbed to $101.20 on 8 May driven by the Hormuz exchange of fire

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM redirections rise to 52, pace slows
#861 May
#8530 Apr

Settled at $123/bbl on 30 April, the wartime settle high

Iran Conflict 2026: OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase
#8430 Apr
#8328 Apr

Settled at $111.16/bbl, up 2.71%, new post-war high on 28 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high
#8025 Apr

Settled at $105.33 per barrel on 25 April, up 16% on the week

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent settles $105.33, war's biggest week
#7824 Apr

Closed at $105.73 on 24 April, new post-extension high, 57% above pre-war baseline

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent closes at $105.73, dark activity rises
#7723 Apr
#7621 Apr

Crossed $100 on expiry morning then retreated to $97.91 after extension post

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent touches $100 on expiry, closes at $97.91
#7420 Apr

Closed up 7% to $96.88 on Monday after a 9% Friday drop

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent round-trips 9% down and 7% up in a weekend
#7217 Apr

Fell 9.07% to $90.38 on the opening announcement and reversed when the strait closed

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#6914 Apr

Closed at $94.79 on 14 April, 40 per cent above pre-war baseline

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $94.79: markets price the gap
#6713 Apr

surged 8% above $103 on blockade announcement

Iran Conflict 2026: Oil surges past $103 on blockade
#6612 Apr
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#5520 Mar
#82 Mar
#82 Mar

Spiked as Kuwait refinery took Iranian shrapnel hit

Iran Conflict 2026: Kuwait refinery hit by Iranian shrapnel
#72 Mar

Priced third tanker attack near Hormuz in 72 hours

Iran Conflict 2026: Third ship hit near Hormuz in 72 hours
#72 Mar
#71 Mar

Fell 70% in Hormuz flow; 150 tankers anchored waiting

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz down 70%; 150 tankers at anchor
#71 Mar

Climbed on $4,000-per-box Hormuz surcharge imposition

Iran Conflict 2026: $4,000-per-box Hormuz surcharge imposed
#71 Mar

Fell as Maersk and CMA CGM halted all Hormuz transits

Iran Conflict 2026: Maersk and CMA CGM halt Hormuz transits
#61 Mar

Opened at $82.37/barrel, up 11% on war's first day

Iran Conflict 2026: Markets bet on short war: Brent $82
#61 Mar

Priced in recession risk as JP Morgan raised odds to 35%

Iran Conflict 2026: JP Morgan raises recession odds to 35%
#41 Mar

Priced in Hormuz risk as US ships came under fire

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz open in name; US ships targeted
#228 Feb

Held at $73 as $150 oil forecast proved wrong

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $73: oil forecast of $150 fails