The global export conundrum of the oil market/Middle East has grown, but prices are still high The Economist magazine wrote in a report that eight months have passed since the start of the Iran war, the state of the world oil market has become complicated and the price trend is still questionable. According to this publication, oil exports from the Middle East have been increasing since the beginning of September, but despite the improvement in the export flow, the price of Brent oil futures is still close to the highest level recorded in April. The economist described this situation as one of the contradictions of the global oil market; A market that continues to see high prices despite the increase in regional exports.