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Oil Prices Continue to Fall Despite Physical Crude Scarcity

Global oil prices persist in declining even as shortages in physical crude supply remain a factor.

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David Chen · Commodities Desk · 19 Sept 2026 · 06:52 · 1 min read

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Oil Prices Continue to Fall Despite Physical Crude Scarcity

Oil prices have extended their recent decline globally while physical crude scarcity continues to exist.

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The divergence between lower headline oil prices and underlying physical crude tightness is noted as affecting European energy markets and inflation metrics. Further verified details were not immediately available.

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David Chen

Commodities Desk

David reports on energy, metals and agricultural markets, tracking how supply signals and safe-haven demand move prices across the commodities complex.

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