Oil Falls to Lowest Level Since August

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Brent crude briefly fell below $90 a barrel, reaching its lowest level since August, amid hopes for diplomatic progress involving Iran and Ukraine. The steep price decline contrasts with persistently high Gulf tanker charter rates, suggesting freight markets remain cautious about the prospect of conflict ending.

Brent crude briefly falls below $90 as hopes of diplomatic breakthroughs in Iran and Ukraine accelerate the oil market selloff. Crude Says Peace, Tanker Rates Say Not So Fast - Crude oil prices have plunged by almost $30 per barrel since the US midterm elections, however, stubbornly high freight rates in the Gulf suggest not every segment of the oil markets deems the US-Iran war to be ‘effectively over’.     - The cost of chartering a VLCC for a voyage from the Persian Gulf to China has dipped only marginally over the…