# The Commodities Feed: Oil market remains nervous | articles | ING THINK

> ICE Brent settled 5.69% higher on Friday, back above $90 per barrel, its highest since early October. The rise reflected concern over the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Iranian warnings of wider conflict, and US sanctions on companies shipping Russian oil above the G-7 price cap.

- Date: 2023-10-16 · published 2023-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33615-the-commodities-feed-oil-market-remains-nervous-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crude raises energy and diesel costs for feed and grain logistics, and supports biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils, which tends to lift feed-input costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2023-08-07 | [The Commodities Feed: Russia-Ukraine tensions add to oil supply risks \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34496-the-commodities-feed-russia-ukraine-tensions-add-to-oil-supply-risks-articles.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| BRENT | 2025-02-20 | [The Commodities Feed: EU agrees on another Russian sanctions package \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26238-the-commodities-feed-eu-agrees-on-another-russian-sanctions-package-articles.md) | -4.2% | -6.3% |
| BRENT | 2020-02-07 | [The Commodities Feed: More OPEC+ cuts coming \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54748-the-commodities-feed-more-opec-cuts-coming-snaps-ing-think.md) | +2.3% | -8.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-02-28 | [What the Iran attack means for oil, fertilizer and ag commodities - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20635-what-the-iran-attack-means-for-oil-fertilizer-and-ag-commodities-pro-farmer.md) | +31.0% | +62.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-01 | [Oil soars then retreats, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6640-oil-soars-then-retreats-gold-drops-as-iran-war-jolts-global-commodity-markets.md) | -12.2% | -1.1% |
| WTI | 2023-08-07 | [The Commodities Feed: Russia-Ukraine tensions add to oil supply risks \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34496-the-commodities-feed-russia-ukraine-tensions-add-to-oil-supply-risks-articles.md) | +0.5% | +3.3% |
| WTI | 2025-02-20 | [The Commodities Feed: EU agrees on another Russian sanctions package \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26238-the-commodities-feed-eu-agrees-on-another-russian-sanctions-package-articles.md) | -5.1% | -7.1% |
| WTI | 2020-02-07 | [The Commodities Feed: More OPEC+ cuts coming \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54748-the-commodities-feed-more-opec-cuts-coming-snaps-ing-think.md) | +0.9% | -19.2% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/the-commodities-feed-oil-market-remains-nervous161023/

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