We are on the brink of more war escalation in the middle east. Yet the price of oil is pretty average. Why?

1. More oil is produced outside of the Middle East now, so the Middle East doesn't affect the price as much

2. The war will be nuclear and kill so many people that the demand for oil is going to plummet

3. Oil is actualy expensive now. We are just used to it because of constant market disruptions: COVID, Russia-v-Ukraine, etc.

4. People don't use oil as much anymore. We have moved on to wind and solar and batteries.

5. Some other better theory (please state it)

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Less demand lol this economy crushed a lot of people financially

I believe global demand for oil is as high as it's ever been. I'll send chart when I find it.

international energy body ( don't remember the name ) recently predicted record oil surplus by 2030 because everyone is going Electric yet production is still going up ...

there will be no nuclear war but there may be a draft ...

6. Inside money does not belive a war - if any - will impact the oil production

Given the shitty state of things, perhaps enough people just don't give a fuck about what happens.

The thinking could be: Why freak out about another punch to the gut, after being hit so many times?