Oil falls below $70 as Hormuz flows improve and Saudi Arabia prepares price cuts

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Oil prices weakened this week as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up and Saudi Arabia prepared to slash prices, pushing WTI crude below $70 for the first time since early March. The market is removing some of the war premium, but shipping risk lingers after an attack on a vessel and Phillips 66 warned supply disruptions could persist. Producers and governments are rethinking supply strategy, with Iraq reportedly weighing an OPEC exit and a global race to build oil reserves underway. Capital continues flowing into gas, AI power, and industrial supply chains, highlighted by Chevron's 20-year power deal with Microsoft for a West Texas AI project and ADNOC bringing BP and TotalEnergies into a major Abu Dhabi gas cap project. Forecasts weakened as JPMorgan lowered its second-half 2026 Brent crude outlook, while the Trump administration moved to reduce drilling costs and clean energy developers rushed projects ahead of tax credit changes.

Impact on stocks 6

Energy▲ · 2 stocks
Chevron Corp
CVX
± MixedDemandrelevance

Chevron's 20-year power deal with Microsoft for AI project is mentioned, but oil price decline is negative for upstream; mixed impact.

TotalEnergies SE
TTE
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

ADNOC brings BP and TotalEnergies into a major Abu Dhabi gas cap project, indicating new business for TotalEnergies.

Synthetic Biology (non-pharma)▼ · 1 stocks
Phillips 66
PSX
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

Phillips 66 warned supply disruptions could persist, indicating operational challenges.

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 1 stocks
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Microsoft signed a 20-year power deal with Chevron for a West Texas AI project, boosting demand for its AI infrastructure.

Energy Transition & Power Demand▲ · 1 stocks
BP PLC
BP
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

ADNOC brought BP into a major Abu Dhabi gas cap project, expanding BP's upstream portfolio.

Digital Finance & Tokenization▲ · 1 stocks
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