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Oil's supply picture reasserted itself as the dominant market force on Friday, pulling prices down 2% despite fresh tensions involving Iran and a wave of news out of the Middle East.
Traders elected not to pay a geopolitical premium, choosing instead to fix their attention on how much oil would actually be available. When physical supply expectations outweigh a conflict map, that divergence matters.
What "Supply Outlook" Means — and Why It Drove Friday's Move Supply outlook is the market's working estimate of how many barrels will be available in the near term relative to expected demand.
Oil is a physical commodity: if more crude is heading toward buyers than buyers need, prices fall — regardless of headlines.
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