U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said he hopes Russian President Putin will accept the G20 invitation.

Fitch expects the oil market to return to a large surplus in 2027. The agency still sees prices falling next year but has raised its 2027 price forecast to $70/bbl from $65/bbl, citing a longer-than-expected Middle East conflict and a higher geopolitical risk premium. Analysts Brian Coulton and Alex Muscatelli say forecasts carry high uncertainty; a US–Iran agreement in Q1 2027 could shift price determination back toward supply-demand fundamentals. Upside risk: sustained geopolitical uncertainty could lift next year’s average to $85/bbl; downside risk: rapid supply restoration could push it to $55/bbl.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said Ukraine and Russia have made energy a strategic focus of their wartime targeting.