https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/oil-prices-reverse-gains-as-gulf-crude-exports-recoverContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/oil-prices-reverse-gains-as-gulf-crude-exports-recoverhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/oil-prices-reverse-gains-as-gulf-crude-exports-recover#u92942Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:36:41 +0000Oil prices reversed earlier gains, dragged down by a faster-than-expected recovery in Gulf crude exports and rising United States crude stocks. Brent crude dropped 1.6 percent to $103.66 a barrel, retreating from earlier sessions where prices climbed due to persistent Middle East supply concerns and an impasse in United States-Iran talks. Meanwhile, European benchmark gas fell 1 percent to 68 euros a megawatt-hour, and copper futures dropped 0.3 percent to $14,430 a metric. The broader conflict began in late February with United States and Israeli attacks on Iran, focusing market attention hea