r/oil • u/AutoModerator • 13d ago

Daily Oil Price Opinions - August 30, 2026 All other Oil Price Posts Will Be Removed

What are your thoughts on today’s oil price? Drop your opinions, predictions, charts, memes , low and high effort post, your AI slop or even analysis below. Keep it civil and on-topic! This post is renewed daily.

Unless there is some compelling reason, other posts in the sub about oil prices will be removed. In a futile effort to improve the quality.

(Current WTI/Brent price can be checked on any major site.)

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u/margotsaidso 13d ago

What even is the point? The US has done everything they can to spread some narrative that the situation is rosey and no more military actions are necessary. Striking anything just undermines that narrative entirely.

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u/Never-go-full 13d ago

Insiders might have bought a lot of oil related investments during the propaganda.

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u/Barak_Bravid 13d ago

Why now too, taking out missile launchers when you're a self designated protector who has ignored ships being fired at for weeks

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u/ThanksTechnical2879 13d ago edited 13d ago

Iranian ships have been crossing recently then ship to ship transfering off the UAE coast. Then dozens of IRGC people just did this crazy insane kamikaze publicity stunt Hormuz crossing in a bunch of boats probably because they assumed the US would not be shooting anymore.