# Why Oil Is Still Underpriced | OilPrice.com

> Oil prices swung in recent days, lifted by Middle East tensions with Iran and pressured by fears from the US-China trade war. The article cites reports that the Trump administration sought to avoid war while the National Security Council drew up escalation options. Sanctions and naval deployments in the Persian Gulf have raised the risk of miscalculation.

- Date: 2019-05-19 · published 2019-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7397-why-oil-is-still-underpriced-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Persian Gulf military risk adds a geopolitical premium to crude, while trade-war fears cap it, so direction depends on which factor dominates and feeds into energy-linked input costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2023-01-30 | [Putin, MBS Discuss Oil Strategy Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37949-putin-mbs-discuss-oil-strategy-ahead-of-opec-meeting-oilprice-com.md) | -7.9% | -5.2% |
| WTI | 2018-12-07 | [Who really influences the price of oil?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61732-who-really-influences-the-price-of-oil.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |
| WTI | 2025-11-20 | [Refining Margins Soar as Global Oil Product Markets Tighten \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11480-refining-margins-soar-as-global-oil-product-markets-tighten-oilprice-com.md) | -2.1% | -6.3% |
| WTI | 2020-10-19 | [OPEC Meeting Ends Without Firm Decision On Output Cuts \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50550-opec-meeting-ends-without-firm-decision-on-output-cuts-oilprice-com.md) | -2.4% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2025-11-30 | [OPEC+ Holds Output Steady, Approves New Capacity Framework Through 2026 \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21875-opec-holds-output-steady-approves-new-capacity-framework-through-2026-oilprice.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| BRENT | 2023-01-30 | [Putin, MBS Discuss Oil Strategy Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37949-putin-mbs-discuss-oil-strategy-ahead-of-opec-meeting-oilprice-com.md) | -7.7% | -3.8% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-07 | [Who really influences the price of oil?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61732-who-really-influences-the-price-of-oil.md) | +2.2% | -2.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-11-20 | [Refining Margins Soar as Global Oil Product Markets Tighten \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11480-refining-margins-soar-as-global-oil-product-markets-tighten-oilprice-com.md) | +0.5% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Why-Oil-Is-Still-Underpriced.html

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