# Oil price surges to highest since 2008 on delays in Iranian talks | Reuters

> Oil prices rose to their highest since late July 2008 as delays in Iran nuclear talks removed hopes of extra Iranian supply. Eurasia Group said fresh Russian demands could also disrupt the market. U.S. gasoline prices hit a record.

- Date: 2022-03-06 · published 2022-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6283-oil-price-surges-to-highest-since-2008-on-delays-in-iranian-talks-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Failure to restore Iranian barrels keeps supply tight and pushes up energy costs for feed mills and transport. Higher fuel prices also add to costs across the feed supply chain.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-03-07 | 5 | +23.6% | 5.8 | Delays in Iran nuclear talks removed expected extra supply and pushed oil to the highest since 2008. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-06 | [Iran conflict boosts US Gulf oil prices to highest since 2020 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5575-iran-conflict-boosts-us-gulf-oil-prices-to-highest-since-2020-reuters.md) | +16.6% | +35.6% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-07 | [Oil prices hit 14-year highs on Russia oil ban talks, Iran deal delay \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42431-oil-prices-hit-14-year-highs-on-russia-oil-ban-talks-iran-deal-delay-reuters.md) | -4.6% | -13.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -5.7% | -24.9% |
| BRENT | 2018-05-09 | [Oil jumps to highest since 2014 after US quits Iran deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65180-oil-jumps-to-highest-since-2014-after-us-quits-iran-deal.md) | +5.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2018-06-26 | [Oil surges as U.S. pushes allies to halt imports of Iranian crude \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8778-oil-surges-as-u-s-pushes-allies-to-halt-imports-of-iranian-crude-reuters.md) | +4.4% | -0.7% |
| WTI | 2026-03-06 | [Iran conflict boosts US Gulf oil prices to highest since 2020 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5575-iran-conflict-boosts-us-gulf-oil-prices-to-highest-since-2020-reuters.md) | +18.2% | +39.2% |
| WTI | 2022-03-07 | [Oil prices hit 14-year highs on Russia oil ban talks, Iran deal delay \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42431-oil-prices-hit-14-year-highs-on-russia-oil-ban-talks-iran-deal-delay-reuters.md) | -5.5% | -14.2% |
| WTI | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -8.1% | -22.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-price-set-surge-further-iranian-talks-delays-2022-03-06/

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