Oil Futures Decline on Prospects of Increased Supply -- Market Talk

Dow Jones06-23 21:34

0934 ET - Oil futures are lower as the U.S. waives sanctions on Iranian oil, which along with a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is seen freeing more oil into the market. Further price weakness can't be ruled out as the market focuses more on the loosening of oil balances than on the drop in oil stocks to "critically low levels" which could continue for several weeks, Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note. "Once the sharp supply downtrend begins to reverse, the process of refilling both commercial and SPR storage will provide a source of support through the rest of this year and well into next as far as the SPR is concerned." WTI is off 0.6% at $73.41 a barrel as the August contract debuts at the front of the curve. Brent is down 0.7% at $77.33 a barrel.(anthony.harrup@wsj.com)

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June 23, 2026 09:34 ET (13:34 GMT)

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