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The report gives indicative Brent around $114.03 on the morning of 2 November, about 2.65% below its previous quoted close, while WTI was around $101.56. It links the move to optimism about Qatar-mediated Iran discussions. This is a time-specific CFD snapshot, not a validated exchange closing price.
Seven OPEC+ participants—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman—said after their 1 November 2026 virtual meeting that they would maintain September 2026 required production levels for December 2026. The next meeting is scheduled for 29 November. This is a production-policy decision, not a statement that all global OPEC+ output will be unchanged.
The report says silver fell approximately 6% on 30 October and broke below $50 before recovering to about $50.14 in its 2 November morning snapshot. The reported move occurred alongside a sharp gold decline.
The MultiFi report says gold fell about 3.5% on Friday 30 October to below $3,900, described as a one-year low, as technology-related selling and interest-rate expectations pressured bullion. Its 2 November morning snapshot shows gold rebounding near $3,906. These are indicative, time-specific levels.
December Brent crude futures settled at $117.64 per barrel on 30 October 2026, up $2.76 or 2.4% on the day. WTI settled at $104.12, up $2.12 or 2.08%. Market reports linked the rally to renewed fears of Middle East supply disruptions and potential further US-Iran escalation; these are risk concerns rather than confirmed future military actions. Contract months matter when comparing prices.
A Reuters survey of 32 economists and analysts raised the expected average Brent crude price for 2026 to $92.88 per barrel from $89.05 in the previous poll. The corresponding WTI forecast rose to $86.60 from $83.90. These are analyst forecasts, not observed spot prices.
Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on 30 October 2026 that an armed group closed a valve on the 18-inch Hamada–Zawiya crude pipeline in the Rayayna area, forcing operators to stop pumping after pressure rose sharply. The line supplies crude from the Hamada and Tahara fields to the Zawiya refinery. NOC warned that a sustained shutdown could disrupt about 15,000 barrels per day of crude destined for the refinery. This is a new incident, separate from a similar closure on 22 October. The 15,000-bpd figure is the operator's estimate of potential supply loss, not a verified nationwide production loss.
