--- title: "Oil prices ease as demand outlook weakens amid Mideast supply concerns" description: "Most outlets reported that oil prices declined due to a weaker demand outlook, noting this trend offset concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East. Geo News included a Reuters photo caption and mentioned both Brent and WTI prices, as well as references to the IEA and Opec lowering 2026 demand forecasts. Dunya News provided specific price figures for Brent and WTI and framed the decline as a reversal from recent gains." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3018-oil-eases-as-weaker-demand-outlook-counters-mideast-supply site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Oil prices ease as demand outlook weakens amid Mideast supply concerns business · latest filing 13 Aug 2026, 10:51 AM PKT · 13 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that oil prices declined due to a weaker demand outlook, noting this trend offset concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East. Geo News included a Reuters photo caption and mentioned both Brent and WTI prices, as well as references to the IEA and Opec lowering 2026 demand forecasts. Dunya News provided specific price figures for Brent and WTI and framed the decline as a reversal from recent gains. - Brent: $88.56 for 13 Aug 2026 — 2 of 3 outlets published this figure — both agreed Figures as reported by Pakistani outlets. HarZaviya is not a price source. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dunya News** — [Oil eases as weaker demand outlook counters Mideast supply concerns](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/967718-oil-eases-as-weaker-demand-outlook-counters-mideast-supply-concerns) · 13 Aug 2026, 10:51 AM PKT > Oil prices ease as weaker demand outlook offsets Strait of Hormuz concerns, with Brent at $88.56 and WTI at $82.72 after recent gains. - **Geo News** — [Oil eases as weaker demand outlook counters Mideast supply concerns](https://www.geo.tv/latest/677410-oil-drops-on-lower-demand-forecasts-despite-deadlock-in-us-iran-talks) · 13 Aug 2026, 10:30 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, US, February 18, 2025. — ReutersBrent, WTI edge lower from previous gains.Both IEA and Opec lower 2026 oil demand forecasts.Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US. - **The Express Tribune** — [Oil eases as weaker demand outlook counters Mideast supply concerns](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623643/oil-eases-as-weaker-demand-outlook-counters-mideast-supply-concerns) · 13 Aug 2026, 6:00 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Brent futures are down 42 cents, or 0.47%, at $88.56 a barrel ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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