Oil Prices Surge to Six-Week High After Renewed Mideast Tensions
Brent and U.S. crude rose as supply fears deepened, with six vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from 11 a day earlier, data showed.
- Oil prices hit six-week highs on Thursday after U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats heightened supply concerns. Brent crude rose $1.76, or 1.8%, to $97.39 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate increased $1.91, or 2.1%, to $92.92.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Israel would "cripple" Iran's military and energy infrastructure if Tehran launched attacks, while U.S. strikes on Iran killed eight people and wounded 108, intensifying Middle East supply disruption fears.
- Only six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down sharply from 11 the previous day and well below the 10-day average of around 13, preliminary shipping data showed on Thursday.
- Iraq increased oil exports to around 2.34 million barrels per day in August from about 1.35 million in July, as heavy discounts and Iranian approvals for tankers through the strait encouraged buyers.
- Traders have increased bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month, reflecting broader market volatility as participants weigh geopolitical instability against potential monetary policy shifts.
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Oil prices rose today, Thursday, with rising American-Iranian tensions and growing fears of disruption of supplies in the Middle East.
Oil prices hit fresh 6-week highs on renewed Middle East tensions
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Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Conflict Raises Fresh Concerns Over Middle East Supply Disruptions
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London, 4 Sept 2026 (AFP) – Oil prices are stable on Friday after a sharp increase this week, with the market trying to determine the real impact of the escalation between Iran and the United States on the flow of black gold through the Strait of Ormuz. Around 09H20 GMT (11H20 in Paris), the price of the barrel of [...] The article Oil, at high levels, temporises despite a new escalation in the Middle East appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.
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