https://www.instagram.com/vanessaclarkipaiThis is your Daily Crude Oil Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark podcast.Hello and welcome to Daily Crude Oil Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark. I'm Vanessa, and today we're diving into what's happening in the oil markets as we head into the final hours of Friday trading.Let's start with where crude oil is sitting right now. West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose to sixty-one dollars and eight cents per barrel today, up two point nine percent from yesterday. That's good news if you've been watching this market closely, because we're seeing some real momentum here. Brent crude, which is the benchmark for about two-thirds of the world's oil supply, also jumped nearly three percent to close around sixty-five dollars and ninety-six cents per barrel.So what's driving these gains? Well, there are two major stories happening simultaneously. First, geopolitical tensions with Iran are creating supply concerns. President Trump has signaled that an armada of American warships is heading toward the Middle East, which has investors worried about potential military action that could disrupt oil flows. Iran produces somewhere between three point three and three point four million barrels per day, so any disruption there would definitely impact global markets.Second, we have a significant supply disruption happening right now in Kazakhstan. The Tengiz oilfield, one of the world's largest, shut down after a fire broke out, and it could remain closed for up to ten days. That's taking roughly nine hundred thousand barrels per day offline temporarily, which is supporting prices even as we face a broader oversupply situation globally.Here's the interesting tension in this market. The International Energy Agency is projecting a crude surplus of three point seven million barrels per day for the year. Global oil supply is expected to grow by about two point one million barrels per day in twenty twenty-six, while demand only increases by about eight hundred thousand barrels per day. That's a structural headwind for prices. Yet despite this oversupply, geopolitical risks keep providing unexpected support to the upside.Looking at technical levels, traders are watching sixty-two dollars and sixty cents as resistance, with support holding around fifty-eight dollars and eighty cents. If we break below fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents, we could see a test of fifty-five dollars and sixty cents.The bottom line is that crude oil is in a trading range right now, bouncing between supply fundamentals that suggest lower prices and geopolitical risks that keep pushing prices higher. This is a market where headlines matter just as much as production numbers.Thanks so much for tuning into Daily Crude Oil Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our next episode. We'll be right back tomorrow with more on crude oil prices.For more http://www.quietplease.aiCheck out Vanessa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vanessaclarkipaiFor some deals, check out https://amzn.to/4hSgB4rThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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