Oil Prices Are Once Again on the Brink of $100
Houthi attacks and U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers have pushed crude to a three-month high, traders said.
- On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, oil prices surged above $99 per barrel, reaching a three-month high as Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and renewed Middle East tensions rattled global markets.
- Houthi missile and drone strikes on Saudi energy facilities, including the 400,000 b/d Jazan refinery, wounded 73 people, while U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers escalated regional conflict.
- Iran threatened to establish a maritime exclusion zone in the Gulf, potentially encompassing the UAE port of Fujairah and Oman's Sohar, while warning the White House of new ballistic missiles.
- Saudi Aramco reportedly delayed September oil cargoes to European buyers despite nominations rising to 1.3 million b/d, as Red Sea attacks disrupted exports and August loadings fell to 2.2 million b/d.
- OPEC+ maintained October production quotas unchanged after completing the rollback of its 1.65 million b/d voluntary cut, shifting focus toward a 2027 output baseline review amid Iran conflict constraints.
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Brent oil prices approached 100 US dollars after new attacks in the Middle East increased the risk of disruption to global oil supplies.
Oil prices rise again, with Brent touching $100. Oil prices rose further today in early Asian trading, with the barrel now touching $100, following fresh exchanges of blows in the Middle East, where the US military announced that it had attacked five Iranian oil tankers. At around 03:15 (Greece time), the price of a barrel of Brent North Sea crude for delivery in November rose 1.49% to $99.38. Yesterday it had reached as high as $99.46, before…
World oil prices approached the psychological mark of $100 per barrel after new US strikes on Iranian oil tankers and attacks by Tehran-backed Houthis on energy infrastructure Saudi Arabia. Analysts predict that prolonged interruptions in supplies from the Near East can soon raise the price of Brent crude oil above $100, and in the case of a further extension of attacks on shipping - up to $120 per barrel. This is reported by the Financial Times…
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