Oil prices could surpass $120 per barrel if disruptions in Strait of Hormuz don’t ease, says Goldman Sachs

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Affected assets and topics

$OIL $SEE INVESTMENT

AnalystMarkets analysis

Expected market reaction

Neutral Confidence 50% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source MarketWatch
Claim Oil prices could surpass $120 per barrel if disruptions in Strait of Hormuz don’t ease, says Goldman Sachs
Affected assets OIL, SEE
AI inference Neutral · 50%
Generated 2026-07-21 09:00

AI provenance

Analysed by Rule-Based Analysis not AI Methodology v1.0 Generated
Technical identifiers
Provider tag
free-analysis-rule-based-analysis
Analysis version
free-analysis-rule-based-analysis
Article id
109414
Timeframe
6h

Prediction lifecycle

  • Rule-Based Analysis not AI OIL Neutral 50% 6h
    Generated 6h Excluded

    Excluded: no stored price within tolerance of this prediction's maturity, checked by rescore_expired_predictions

  • Rule-Based Analysis not AI SEE Neutral 50% 6h
    Generated 6h Excluded

    Excluded: no stored price within tolerance of this prediction's maturity, checked by rescore_expired_predictions

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Original source

Analysts at the investment bank, led by Daan Struyven, see oil prices averaging $100 a barrel next year if traffic continues to be affected through the waterway.

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Original article published by MarketWatch on July 21, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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