
Brent for October delivery fell 4 cents to $45.05 a barrel and WTI fell 7 cents to $42.97 before expiry. Both benchmarks still posted weekly gains of about 1.5%, with WTI up a fourth straight week after producers cut output ahead of Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane-related production cuts are a temporary supply shock, and the price impact faded once operations were less disrupted. Energy costs remain a background factor for feed and transport margins.
After 40 past bullish weather events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +1.6% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -3.7% to +5.3%), and +6.1% over 20.
After 24 past bullish weather events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +2.8% over 5 sessions (67% higher; middle half -1.9% to +5.2%), and +6.3% 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.