Oil is not pricing “higher forever.”

WTI: $96.67
Brent: $101.73
Spread: $5.06

Both curves are backwardated.

WTI Feb 2027: $75.69
Brent Feb 2027: $83.17

That is the signal.

The front end says scarcity.
The back end says normalization.

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