Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks

Oil prices edged lower on Monday as rising ​Middle East crude exports and a release of oil stocks by the Group of Seven ‌nations boosted supplies, offsetting concerns about further damage to Gulf oil infrastructure amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The ​release will add to Middle Eastern crude exports which rose above pre-war levels in four of the seven days of ​the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday, despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.6% lower ​after G7 countries agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from ⁠emergency reserves and pledged to refrain from energy export restrictions after pressure from US President Donald Trump.