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‎Brent crude falls below $99

Argaam - UAE News Trade press Published 23rd September 2026 UAE

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‎<p ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/ff70c941-3e8c-42cc-894d-442a6e351e16.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" >Oil drilling rigs</p> <hr> <p >Oil prices fell today, Sept. 23, amid hopes for a diplomatic solution to the war between the US and Iran.</p> <p ></p> <p >Both contracts recorded a decline for six consecutive sessions, bringing the price to its lowest level in about two weeks, Reuters reported.</p> <p ></p> <p >The markets received positive signals following statements by US President Donald Trump indicating that his envoys had conducted fruitful negotiations with Iranian mediators to end the conflict, which boosted traders' hopes of reaching an agreement that would ease military tensions in the region.</p> <p ></p> <p >Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed a rise in US crude inventories, while markets await official data from the Energy Information Administration later today, amid expectations of a decline in inventories.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Brent, WTI Futures Prices</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Crude</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >Price ($/bbl)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >Change ($)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span ><span >Change</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Brent (November delivery)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >98.39</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >(0.86)</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.85%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >WTI (October delivery)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >89.22</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(1.30)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(1.45%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p ><em class="ckeCaption">*At 08:11 am Makkah time</em></p>

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Argaam - UAE News · Trade Publication
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23rd September 2026
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UAE
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23rd September 2026 · 16:44

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 3 · Moderate

Initial Significance Moderate (25.0/100). Strongest contributor: Geographic Breadth (7.0/10 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Moderate (46.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

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Possibly the same underlying story as Oman crude drops slightly as Brent falls below $100 — flagged automatically, never merged automatically.