Ceasefire or not, cheap oil isn't coming back — accumulate Exxon and Chevron on any dip
Even though the US and Iran appear to be moving toward a ceasefire, analysts say oil prices may stay elevated permanently. The old normal of $60-per-barrel oil could be gone for good.
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Normally when wars de-escalate, oil prices fall hard as the fear premium evaporates. This time is different — analysts are arguing that structural supply constraints and years of underinvestment in new oil production will keep prices elevated regardless of peace talks. That means big oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron could continue generating outsized profits and cash flow even in a calmer geopolitical environment. If the market has already priced in a ceasefire-driven oil drop that does not actually materialize, energy stocks are primed to catch a bid.