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Renewed Middle East fighting, including US strikes on Iran, Houthi advances near Bab el-Mandeb and a shutdown of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, has pushed Brent above $100 per barrel and LNG prices toward $30 per MMBtu. Rystad Energy raised its 2026 TTF and Northeast Asian spot LNG forecasts by $1.00 per MMBtu to $16.00 and $17.00, and estimates Qatari LNG losses at 64.8 Mtpa in 2026.
Higher oil and gas costs raise nitrogen fertilizer production costs, which supports urea prices and feed input costs. Tight LNG supply and low European storage keep energy-linked feed costs elevated until supply rebalances around 2028.
rystadenergy.comOct 2, 2026After 656 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +1.9% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -2.7% to +6.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
