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Oil Price Spike Risks Producers’ Profitability Aspirations

March 19, 2026 by McClaran Hayes

As the conflict in Iran stretches into its third week, oil prices have jumped higher by 40%-plus since the end of February, and are up by a similar rate on a year-over-year basis. Holding current price levels constant, oil prices are on track to be up by roughly 50% on a year-over-year basis in 2Q-3Q26...