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DAILY ENERGY BRIEFING Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Oil markets are in a state of high volatility and confusion today, driven by a rapid-fire series of conflicting reports regarding U.S.-Iran diplomacy. According to OilPrice.com, Brent crude flash-crashed by more than $6 per barrel this morning, plummeting from $107.24 to $100.80 before recovering to around $104. The move followed a 7.6% decline on Monday. Headlines attributed to Bloomberg and Al Jazeera suggested significant diplomatic progress, including that Iran's supreme leader had authorized negotiations on previously non-negotiable issues and that Washington had approved a draft agreement. These reports cited Al Araby Al Jadeed, describing a proposed exchange of Iranian nuclear concessions for the release of frozen funds.

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