
Oil fell about 3% on Oct 12 after force majeure at Libya's largest oilfield was lifted, a Norwegian strike ended, and US producers restored output after Hurricane Delta. Brent fell to $41.64 and WTI to $39.43.
Returning supply from Libya, Norway and the US Gulf adds to crude availability and pushes prices lower, which eases energy and diesel costs for feed operations.
After 312 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -1.7% over 5 sessions (38% higher; middle half -5.4% to +2.3%), and -1.7% over 20.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% 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.