Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOil prices have fallen below their levels recorded before the Iran conflict, as traders anticipate that an increase in crude supplies will mitigate ongoing geopolitical risks in the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, dropped to $72.24 a barrel on Thursday, which is lower than the $72.48 closing price observed just before the US and Israeli strikes against Iran in late February. This decline represents a significant reversal from the sharp price increases experienced during the conflict, which had initially raised concerns about severe disruptions to global energy markets. The price of a barrel of oil reached a peak of $120 in April, a figure that was notably below the most pessimistic forecasts made by some analysts. Motoring organisations indicate that it typically takes approximately ten days for reductions in oil prices to be reflected in the cost of fuel at petrol pumps. In fullOil prices fall below pre-Iran war levels as fears grow of global crude oversupplyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Brent crude oil prices have fallen below $77 a barrel, reaching their lowest point in nearly three months, as markets respond to a new agreement between the US and Iran that could…

Crude oil prices extended their decline on Wednesday, falling to fresh four-month lows as signs of improving tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz and expectations of…

Brent crude dropped below $74 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since the start of the Iran war in late February, as investors continued to price out the geopolitical risk…

Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, was trading at $73.81 a barrel at 10:40 a.m. EDT, down 4.2% from Tuesday's close.

Oil prices hit lowest levels since the Iran conflict amid negotiation progress. New all-time high by September 30 at 8.5% YES.

The Iran war set off a historic oil shortage that sent prices surging.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Fears of long-lasting energy crunch ‘slinking away’ as vessel traffic doubled in 24 hours to highest level since late February

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOil prices, specifically Brent Crude,…

The price of Brent crude has reached its lowest since February 27, before the war started.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or…

Brent crude has dropped below the level seen before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as delayed oil shipments from the Gulf return to global markets and ease concerns…

Oil prices fallen to levels before the US-Israel war on Iran as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz shipping route gradually resumes, raising expectations of supply from the…

Global crude oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since before the Iran conflict, with Brent slipping to around USD 72–73 per barrel and US crude below USD 70,…

Hopes of an end to the Middle East conflict has seen oil prices drop to the lowest level since the war erupted - with benefits for drivers and the economy in general