{"id":45623,"date":"2026-09-16T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=45623"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:48:18","slug":"oil-slips-on-us-stock-build-middle-east-disruptions-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/oil-slips-on-us-stock-build-middle-east-disruptions-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil slips on US stock build, Middle East disruptions in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"app\">\n<div id=\"appContainer\" class=\"QdrUx jIdm1 body-100\">\n<div class=\"Flvp1 customScrollBar DSIdO\">\n<div id=\"mainApp\" class=\"NzIuH\">\n<div class=\"gU1Tf\">\n<div class=\"RcCNh\">\n<div class=\"fGw6c\">\n<div class=\"I3sS5\">\n<div id=\"MainModule\" class=\"FJ4hV\">\n<div class=\"SW7A6\">\n<div class=\"LBktY\">\n<div class=\"q9iRC css-170\" data-max-width=\"2400\">\n<div class=\"HOVUa\">\n<div class=\"nbmyu FkPdL czwRD LCprM\">\n<div id=\"Skip to message-region\" class=\"Mq3cC css-176\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"main\" data-app-section=\"MailReadCompose\" aria-label=\"Reading Pane\" data-skip-link-name=\"Skip to message\">\n<div id=\"ReadingPaneContainerId\" class=\"Xsklh VJZZC\">\n<div class=\"g_zET\">\n<div class=\"NiD4s\">\n<div class=\"fui-FluentProvider fui-FluentProviderr236 ___p1ubi60 f19n0e5 f3rmtva fgusgyc fk6fouc fkhj508 figsok6 fytdu2e f11ysow2 fly5x3f f22iagw\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"ConversationReadingPaneContainer\" class=\"MtujV\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"L72vd\">\n<div class=\"Q8TCC yyYQP owaMailComposeEditorScrollContainer customScrollBar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"1 messages\" data-app-section=\"ConversationContainer\" data-is-scrollable=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ZOM9m\">\n<div class=\"aVla3\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-itempart-id=\"AAkALgAAAAAAHYQDEapmEc2byACqAC\/EWg0ADwdIAq2t7EOn4cKDzd2A2wAEtT3JRgAA\" data-rp-focused-item=\"true\">\n<div class=\"BS0OK\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fui-FluentProvider fui-FluentProviderr24o ___5n94it0 f19n0e5 f3rmtva fgusgyc fk6fouc fkhj508 figsok6 fytdu2e\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"wide-content-host\">\n<div id=\"focused\" class=\"SlLx9 WWy1F byzS1 WWy1F\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Email message\">\n<div data-test-id=\"mailMessageBodyContainer\">\n<div class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 customScrollBar GNqVo allowTextSelection\">\n<div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_4\" class=\"OuGoX BIZfh\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Message body\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"false\">\n<div class=\"rps_10ca\">\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"x_WordSection1\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Oil \u200bprices fell on Wednesday, retreating after a two-day rally following an unexpectedly large build in \u200cUnited States (US) crude inventories, while supply disruptions in the Middle East lingered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Brent crude futures fell $1.22, or 0.67%, to $107.53 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures were down $1.64, or 1.55%, at $104.19 a barrel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Both benchmarks settled more than $3 higher and \u200bat their highest levels since May 19 on Tuesday, as the Yanbu loading suspension stoked supply \u200bconcerns and Saudi Arabia cut oil shipments to Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">US crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories \u2060all rose last week, market sources said on Tuesday, citing data from the American Petroleum Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Crude inventories rose by \u200b7.1 million barrels in the week ended September 11, the sources said, citing Application Programming Interface (API) data. 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