US EditionAs Oil Hits $120 a Barrel, Damage to Energy Industry Is Done, Energy Insiders Say
- Oil futures have reached $120 a barrel due to conflicts in Iran, damage to Middle Eastern refineries, and disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz.
- Crude oil cargos from Oman and the UAE for May delivery have traded at $150 a barrel amid tensions.
- Andrew Lipow of Lipow Oil Associates stated that oil prices will not return to pre-conflict levels of $67 per barrel even if the conflict ends immediately and the Strait reopens.
- Ed Longanecker of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association explained that the damage to energy infrastructure will take months or years to repair, and that higher oil prices raise costs for refineries and consumers, despite some short-term benefits to producers.
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As oil hits $120 a barrel, damage to energy industry is done, energy insiders say
(The Center Square) – As conflict in Iran escalates, Middle Eastern refineries have been hit and the Strait of Hormuz remains compromised, and oil futures hit $120 a barrel. Physical cargos of crude from Oman and the UAE have already…
Brent crude oil prices jumped to $120/barrel on Thursday, with a rise that at one point extended to 8-9%, after Iran attacked energy production facilities in Gulf countries, in response to an Israeli attack on Iran's largest gas field. At 15:50, […] The article Crude oil hit $120/barrel, then fell back down – What is the market situation and how could Gulf export routes be diversified appeared first on CursDeGuvernare.ro.
Geopolitical Strife Drives Oil Prices Toward US$120 Mark
Oil markets staged another dramatic rally over the past 24 hours (March 18–19), as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East sent both benchmark crude prices sharply higher before pulling back on profit taking and policy speculation.Brent crude surged to an intraday high near US$119 per barrel on Thursday (March 19), before easing to roughly the US$113–US$114 range, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) briefly touched US$100 and late…
Oil rose and rose by US$120 per barrel after attacks on key energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf intensified. Brent crude oil, of world reference, rises by 6.61% to US$114.48 per barrel, after touching the US$119 per barrel earlier. The US WTI, while rising by 1.46% to US$96.82 per barrel. Gas futures in Europe increased by up to 35%, surpassing more than twice their pre-war level. An Iranian missile caused "extensive damage" in a complex i…
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