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The Morning Take - Energy Market Briefing
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Energy Market Briefing

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Daily Energy Market Briefing Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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Oil prices are higher this morning, with WTI trading at $87.29 and Brent at $93.30. This marks a notable increase of over 1.4% for both benchmarks from the prior close. This upward move comes despite headlines from Rigzone yesterday indicating that crude prices had retreated on growing hopes for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Those talks, described as U.S.-led, are reportedly entering a second day in Abu Dhabi today.

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