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DAILY ENERGY BRIEFING Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Oil prices are showing mixed movement this morning. WTI Crude is at $97.1, up $0.64 (+0.66%), while Brent Crude is at $104.87, up just $0.1 (+0.1%). Natural Gas is trading at $2.89, up $0.03. The Bakken differential to WTI stands at -$3.42. These small gains follow a reported sharp sell-off yesterday. According to Rigzone, oil prices "plunged more than 7%" on Monday after "Washington and Tehran signaled openness to renewed peace negotiations."

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