Oil to End Year Near $100 on Mideast Disruptions, Rapidan Says
The News
Rapidan Energy Group released an increased forecast predicting that Brent crude oil prices will remain near $100 per barrel through the end of 2025 due to the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire. The forecast highlights how Middle East disruptions are prolonging high oil prices beyond mid-year.
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Brent crude forecast near $100 per barrel
Rapidan Energy Group has increased its oil price forecast.
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Key findings
Brent crude will hover around $100 per barrel from July through the end of the year.
Prediction- US-Iran tensions escalating
- Middle East disruptions affecting global oil supply
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Loaded language removedThe end of the US-Iran ceasefire is expected to leave Brent crude remaining around the $100-a-barrel mark well past July and into the end of the year, according to Rapidan Energy Group’s increased forecast.
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Brent crude will hover around $100 per barrel from July through the end of the year.
PredictionThe US-Iran ceasefire has broken down.
BloombergRapidan Energy Group has increased its oil price forecast.
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