Oil Surges 6% After New Tanker Attacks in Middle East | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Tanker attacks and tighter supplies pushed Brent and West Texas Intermediate above $100, as traders weighed further disruption risk in the Middle East.
- Oil prices jumped 6% today, with Brent and West Texas Intermediate trading above $100 a barrel as the largest spike in shipping attacks since the Iran war began fueled supply disruption fears.
- Iran-Aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port of Mocha today, posing a further threat to Red Sea traffic, while Gulf shipments remain restricted through the Strait as tanker attacks intensify.
- Following strikes on five Iranian Oil tankers, Iran reported attacking 10 ships near the Strait on Wednesday, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to escalate its response to further aggression.
- OPEC lowered its 2026 world Oil demand growth forecast to 380,000 barrels per day today, while the Energy Information Administration reported crude inventories fell by 391,000 barrels last week.
- Analysts suggest the rally's durability hinges on Chinese demand, which has recently increased, while a new Global Energy analysis indicates disruption risks have become a persistent market fixture.
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Oil prices jumped more than 6% due to the escalation in the Middle East, with <p>WTI above $102 and Brent at $107 per barrel amid US and Iranian attacks and Houthi advances towards the Bab al-Mandeb Strait</p>.
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Oil prices jumped by more than 6% today Thursday, surpassing the $100 per barrel barrier, amid fears of worsening crude supply disruptions as attacks on freight traffic escalated in the Middle East.
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Oil surges 6% after new tanker attacks in Middle East | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK >> Oil prices jumped 6% today, with both major benchmarks trading at over $100 a barrel as the biggest spike in attacks on shipping since the Iran war began fed worries among traders about further disruptions to already tight supplies.
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