# Brent oil price benchmark set for biggest weekly drop since 2020

> Brent was on track for a 16% weekly decline, its steepest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, while WTI was set to fall 13%. Hopes that the US election results could ease the Iran conflict weighed on prices, although attacks on vessels and shipping constraints near Hormuz continued to support crude.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T15:09:01.524Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84116-brent-oil-price-benchmark-set-for-biggest-weekly-drop-since-2020
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

De-escalation could restore Middle Eastern exports while signs of weaker demand point to a looser crude balance, putting downward pressure on oil prices. Continued shipping disruption could limit the decline.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-05-29 | [Brent oil price in May posts biggest monthly loss since 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12487-brent-oil-price-in-may-posts-biggest-monthly-loss-since-2020.md) | +4.6% | -23.5% |
| WTI | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +4.6% | -23.5% |
| WTI | 2022-03-11 | [Oil settles up but posts biggest weekly decline since Nov \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5783-oil-settles-up-but-posts-biggest-weekly-decline-since-nov-reuters.md) | -2.8% | -9.4% |
| WTI | 2018-07-11 | [Brent crude suffers biggest price drop in two years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10093-brent-crude-suffers-biggest-price-drop-in-two-years.md) | -8.2% | -6.7% |
| WTI | 2020-03-13 | [Crude posts biggest weekly losses since 2008, hit by coronavirus and Saudi price war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4423-crude-posts-biggest-weekly-losses-since-2008-hit-by-coronavirus-and-saudi-price.md) | -20.3% | -27.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Brent oil price in May posts biggest monthly loss since 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12487-brent-oil-price-in-may-posts-biggest-monthly-loss-since-2020.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-11 | [Oil settles up but posts biggest weekly decline since Nov \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5783-oil-settles-up-but-posts-biggest-weekly-decline-since-nov-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -10.5% |

## Sources

- live.euronext.com: https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/brent-oil-price-benchmark-set-biggest-weekly-drop-2020
- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447875

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