# Oil market faces rocky road as shock absorbers wear thin | Reuters

> Rising output from producers taking advantage of expensive crude has eroded spare capacity that normally buffers the oil market against sudden shocks. Analysts warn this raises the risk of price spikes or fuel shortages.

- Date: 2022-01-26 · published 2022-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43300-oil-market-faces-rocky-road-as-shock-absorbers-wear-thin-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

With little spare capacity, any supply disruption could spark sharp crude rallies, raising energy and freight costs for feed makers and supporting vegetable oil and biofuel demand.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2017-02-14 | [Milestones on the oil market's road to rebalancing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72673-milestones-on-the-oil-market-s-road-to-rebalancing.md) | +1.2% | -7.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-01 | [Oil shock from Middle East war pushes investors to shun Asian currencies: Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20387-oil-shock-from-middle-east-war-pushes-investors-to-shun-asian-currencies.md) | -12.2% | -1.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-02-19 | [Dollar advances after data implies stable labor market \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20506-dollar-advances-after-data-implies-stable-labor-market-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +58.5% |
| BRENT | 2023-05-24 | [Oil prices gain 2% on falling U.S. stockpiles, Saudi warning \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36100-oil-prices-gain-2-on-falling-u-s-stockpiles-saudi-warning-reuters.md) | -5.8% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-06-01 | [Analysts hike oil forecasts again as energy flows face slow recovery: Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19426-analysts-hike-oil-forecasts-again-as-energy-flows-face-slow-recovery-reuters.md) | +2.9% | -23.1% |
| WTI | 2017-02-14 | [Milestones on the oil market's road to rebalancing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72673-milestones-on-the-oil-market-s-road-to-rebalancing.md) | +2.0% | -10.5% |
| WTI | 2026-03-20 | [Sterling dips as oil rises, still set for weekly gain on hawkish BoE \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20433-sterling-dips-as-oil-rises-still-set-for-weekly-gain-on-hawkish-boe-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -11.3% |
| WTI | 2026-02-19 | [Dollar advances after data implies stable labor market \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20506-dollar-advances-after-data-implies-stable-labor-market-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +47.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-market-faces-rocky-road-shock-absorbers-wear-thin-2022-01-26/

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