# Oil Pares Gains as Plentiful Supply Tempers Libya Disruption

> Oil pared gains after rising to a one-week high, as projections of ample world supply offset disruptions in Libya and Iraq. Brent climbed to $66 a barrel earlier after Libya's largest oil project was shut when armed forces closed a critical pipeline. Protests also halted work at a minor Iraqi field.

- Date: 2020-02-01 · published 2020-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Libya · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55267-oil-pares-gains-as-plentiful-supply-tempers-libya-disruption
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Libyan output outages tighten supply, but ample global supply limits the upside. Energy prices may stay volatile, affecting diesel and biofuel input costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-10-02 | [Oil Rises as Mideast Tensions Sustain Supply-Disruption Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9320-oil-rises-as-mideast-tensions-sustain-supply-disruption-fears.md) | -1.5% | +5.6% |
| WTI | 2026-03-12 | [Brent Oil Tops $100 as Persian Gulf Disruption Hits Global Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8158-brent-oil-tops-100-as-persian-gulf-disruption-hits-global-supply-bloomberg.md) | +10.6% | +13.9% |
| WTI | 2026-07-31 | [Supply Disruptions Underpin Crude Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18516-supply-disruptions-underpin-crude-oil-prices.md) | -7.4% | -0.3% |
| WTI | 2017-03-29 | [Arab News \| Oil prices rise with Libya disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72158-arab-news-oil-prices-rise-with-libya-disruption.md) | +5.5% | +2.0% |
| WTI | 2026-01-13 | [Oil prices rise by more than $1 a barrel on potential Iran supply disruption \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11389-oil-prices-rise-by-more-than-1-a-barrel-on-potential-iran-supply-disruption.md) | +1.5% | +7.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-02 | [Oil Rises as Mideast Tensions Sustain Supply-Disruption Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9320-oil-rises-as-mideast-tensions-sustain-supply-disruption-fears.md) | +7.5% | +9.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-12 | [Brent Oil Tops $100 as Persian Gulf Disruption Hits Global Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8158-brent-oil-tops-100-as-persian-gulf-disruption-hits-global-supply-bloomberg.md) | +23.1% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-31 | [Supply Disruptions Underpin Crude Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18516-supply-disruptions-underpin-crude-oil-prices.md) | -4.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-19/crude-oil-jumps-on-libya-export-blockage-iraq-disruptions

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