# Oil Posts Biggest Weekly Drop Since 2022

> Crude futures fell about 13.2% over the week, their biggest weekly decline since 2022, as traders assessed possible progress toward ending the Iran war and the recovery of Gulf exports. Brent settled near $98 a barrel and WTI gained 0.3% on Friday after prices had retreated on reports of movement toward a US-Iran diplomatic breakthrough.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T21:27:15.528Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84982-oil-posts-biggest-weekly-drop-since-2022
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A potential end to the conflict and recovering Gulf exports reduce the perceived risk of supply disruption, weighing on crude prices. The stronger dollar and wider market weakness added pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |
| WTI | 2026-04-10 | [Oil ends lower ahead of U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, posts steepest weekly loss since 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6898-oil-ends-lower-ahead-of-u-s-iran-ceasefire-talks-posts-steepest-weekly-loss.md) | -3.2% | -1.9% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- rigzone.com: https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_posts_biggest_weekly_drop_since_2022-06-nov-2026-185035-article/

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