U.S. Gulf Coast heavy crude benchmarks extended their rally on Friday as the Iran conflict disrupted supplies from several Middle Eastern producers, pushing more buyers toward U.S. grades and lifting prices to their highest levels since 2020. The broader oil complex also firmed, with global benchmarks Oil – Brent Crude and Oil – US Crude drawing support from the tighter availability of heavy sour barrels and rising geopolitical risk premia.
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Over the past month, Oil – US Crude has advanced about 24.75%, while Oil – Brent Crude is up roughly 22.61%, reinforcing a bullish momentum backdrop that aligns with their 1-day technical signals of Buy and Buy, respectively. In contrast, Natural Gas has fallen about 18.80% over the same period, with a short-term technical stance of Strong Sell, highlighting divergent fundamentals between liquids and gas despite shared macro drivers like risk sentiment and demand expectations.
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