# Oil prices seen gaining as Middle East supply disruptions persist: Reuters poll | Reuters

> A Reuters poll of 31 economists and analysts raised its 2026 average Brent forecast to $85.22 a barrel from $84.50 in June, and WTI to $80.14. Respondents cited shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

- Date: 2026-07-31 · published 2026-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18513-oil-prices-seen-gaining-as-middle-east-supply-disruptions-persist-reuters-poll
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Higher expected crude averages support biofuel and vegetable oil values and raise energy costs for feed milling and transport.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-12 | [World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9389-world-faces-largest-ever-oil-supply-disruption-on-middle-east-war-iea-says.md) | +23.1% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-12 | [US EIA concedes Middle East supply disruptions are far worse than prior estimates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19444-us-eia-concedes-middle-east-supply-disruptions-are-far-worse-than-prior.md) | +8.8% | -11.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-09-09 | [US EIA hikes oil price forecasts as Iran war drains global stockpile By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17665-us-eia-hikes-oil-price-forecasts-as-iran-war-drains-global-stockpile-by-reuters.md) | +17.0% | +10.2% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-10 | [US EIA lifts oil demand forecast, says prices will recover to above $80/bbl \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10170-us-eia-lifts-oil-demand-forecast-says-prices-will-recover-to-above-80-bbl.md) | +1.7% | +12.8% |
| BRENT | 2024-03-14 | [Oil prices climb as revised IEA outlook signals tighter market \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31368-oil-prices-climb-as-revised-iea-outlook-signals-tighter-market-reuters.md) | +2.2% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2026-03-12 | [World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9389-world-faces-largest-ever-oil-supply-disruption-on-middle-east-war-iea-says.md) | +10.6% | +13.9% |
| WTI | 2026-05-12 | [US EIA concedes Middle East supply disruptions are far worse than prior estimates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19444-us-eia-concedes-middle-east-supply-disruptions-are-far-worse-than-prior.md) | +10.6% | -9.7% |
| WTI | 2026-09-09 | [US EIA hikes oil price forecasts as Iran war drains global stockpile By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17665-us-eia-hikes-oil-price-forecasts-as-iran-war-drains-global-stockpile-by-reuters.md) | +13.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-seen-gaining-middle-east-supply-disruptions-persist-2026-07-31/

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