Analysis: Even if peace comes to the Middle East now, it will still take a long time for fuel prices to fall
Even if a U.S.–Iran agreement is reached and the Strait of Hormuz reopens immediately, fuel prices are unlikely to return quickly to their early-2026 levels. Markets will need months to be “convinced” that the danger has truly passed. This is the well-known “rockets and feathers” phenomenon
Natural gas: Egypt “locks in” all production from the Aphrodite field in Cyprus
Egypt secures all production from the Aphrodite field, enhancing its energy security and investing in new gas transmission infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean
International Energy Agency: Even if the war ends now, it will take six months to restore oil and natural gas flows
The problem will worsen as long as energy flows from the Middle East remain blocked, noted the head of the organization, Fatih Birol