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Oil eases on Middle East diplomacy hopes, Saudi attacks keep supply worries alive

Pakistan Published 27 October 2026, 07:50 · archived 27 Oct 2026

Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as the potential for a ‌resolution in the US-Israeli war on Iran kept supply fears at bay, but Brent stayed close to six-month highs as attacks on Saudi Arabia lowered hopes of immediate stability in the region. Brent crude ​futures were down 66 cents, or 0.57%, at $115.15 a barrel as of 0000 ​GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 44 cents, ⁠or 0.43%, at $101.32. Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan held talks with Iranian officials ​in Tehran on Monday aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia said ​the visit sought to establish o...

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