The EIA raised its 2027 Brent crude price forecast to $84 per barrel in the October Short-Term Energy Outlook. The agency expects Middle Eastern production shutdowns to decline from 4.5 million barrels per day in Q4 2026 to 2.7 million b/d in Q1 2027 as supplies gradually recover.

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