Oil Posts Biggest Quarterly Drop in Six Years as Grains and Clean Energy Weaken

에너지/원자재 | Wed Jul 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | 8 sources

Crude prices tumbled on easing Strait of Hormuz tensions, while grain markets softened and an Ameresco insider sold shares.

Analysis

[International Crude Oil Market] recorded biggest quarterly and monthly declines since 2020 ^[1][7]

• Largest quarterly drop in six years
• Strait of Hormuz reopened
• Historic supply bottleneck eased

[Bloomberg Crude Oil Market] stabilized amid ongoing U.S.-Iran peace negotiations ^[2]

• Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz normalized
• Stabilized after largest quarterly drop since the pandemic
• Traders monitoring peace negotiations

[Goldman Sachs] Samantha Dart assessed the crude market as still on a stable trajectory ^[3]

• Market unresponsive to sporadic clashes in the Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. energy exports remain consistent
• China's imports also stable

[Grain Markets] opened the week lower for corn and soybeans, with wheat mixed ^[4][5][6]

• Corn opened the week lower
• Soybeans weak on Monday morning
• Wheat remained mixed

[Ameresco] director Francis V. Wisneski Jr. sold 10,000 shares of company stock ^[8]

• Sale valued at approximately $303
• 000
• Sold at $30.29 per share
• Sold immediately after option exercise
• Direct holdings reduced by 28.38%

Sources

• [1] Oil posts largest quarterly price drop in 6 years as historic supply crunch eases - MarketWatch Top Stories
• [2] Oil Steadies as Peace Talks Continue, Hormuz Traffic Recovers - Bloomberg Markets
• [3] Oil Market Still Regulating Despite 'Flare Ups' Says Samantha Dart - Bloomberg Markets
• [4] Wheat Holding Mixed on Monday Morning - Yahoo Finance
• [5] Corn Falling Lower to Start the Week - Yahoo Finance
• [6] Soybeans Facing Monday Morning Weakness - Yahoo Finance
• [7] Oil prices post steepest quarterly and monthly losses since 2020, and analysts see glut ahead - Seeking Alpha Market News
• [8] An Ameresco Director Sold 10,000 Company Shares. Here's a Look at the Transaction. - The Motley Fool