{"id":23909,"date":"2026-09-14T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23909"},"modified":"2026-09-14T02:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:54:00","slug":"oil-prices-jump-over-2-brent-tops-107-as-fresh-saudi-strait-of-hormuz-strikes-fuel-supply-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23909","title":{"rendered":"Oil prices jump over 2%: Brent tops $107 as fresh Saudi, Strait of Hormuz strikes fuel supply fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134231084,imgsize-123908,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/oil-prices.jpg\" alt=\"Oil prices jump over 2%: Brent tops $107 as fresh Saudi, Strait of Hormuz strikes fuel supply fears\" title=\"Brent crude climbs.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday as fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Iranian strikes on vessels in the Gulf added to supply concerns following the shutdown of a key Saudi oil pipeline.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Brent crude futures rose $2.90, or 2.77%, to $107.51 a barrel by 2313 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained $2.27, or 2.27%, to $102.32 a barrel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Prices had initially climbed more than 3% at the market open. Brent rose $3.62, or 3.46%, to $108.23 a barrel by 2214 GMT on Sunday, while WTI increased $3.15, or 3.15%, to $103.20 a barrel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Saudi state media on Sunday released footage showing damage to homes and a mosque in the southern Jazan province following what it described as a Houthi attack. <!-- -->The Iran-aligned Houthis also said they had targeted a Saudi military base in a neighbouring province.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Separately, a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile, causing a fire and forcing its crew to evacuate, the British maritime security agency UKMTO said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Iran said one person was killed and four crew members were wounded after an Iranian commercial vessel was struck off the country\u2019s coast.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Oil prices were expected to rise after Saudi Arabia\u2019s East-West oil pipeline was shut on Friday following a drone attack originating in Iraq.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The pipeline allows Saudi Arabia, the world\u2019s largest oil exporter, to reroute shipments and avoid the Strait of Hormuz. Its shutdown threatens up to 4% of global oil supply.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Meanwhile, Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim on Friday, tightening their position near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another key oil transit route that has carried 4-5% of global supply in recent months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Oil prices have risen around 8% over the past week, crossing $100 a barrel for the first time since July, as escalating tensions in the Middle East raised concerns over global supplies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The Strait of Hormuz remained at the centre of the confrontation. Nearly one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil passed through the strategic waterway before the war began, with both the United States and Iran seeking to exert control over it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Oman postponed a scheduled meeting with Iran and other regional countries on Monday to discuss the management of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Omani foreign minister Badr Albusaidi said on X that the meeting had been postponed \u201cin the interests of consensus\u201d. <!-- -->Mohammad Ali Bak, an official in Iran\u2019s foreign ministry quoted by IRNA, said the talks were postponed \u201cat the request of some regional countries\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The meeting was expected to focus on efforts by Iran and Oman, which lies on the other side of the strait, to manage shipping through the key waterway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>No peace talks have taken place in the war, which began six months ago with US and Israeli strikes, since an interim agreement reached in June collapsed after a few weeks.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/international-business\/oil-prices-jump-over-2-brent-tops-107-as-fresh-saudi-strait-of-hormuz-strikes-fuel-supply-fears\/articleshow\/134230995.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday as fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Iranian strikes on vessels in the Gulf added to supply concerns following the shutdown of a key Saudi oil pipeline.Brent crude futures rose $2.90, or 2.77%, to $107.51 a barrel by 2313 GMT. 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