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Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies

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Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting a six-week high due to intensifying conflict in the Middle East. The price increase is attributed to concerns about oil flows from the region and supply risks that have mounted since the Iran war began on February 28. Brent crude prices have risen by a quarter since early last month, with some banks, including Goldman Sachs and HSBC, raising their crude price forecasts. According to Rystad Energy's Chief Economist Claudio Galimberti, oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen significantly, from 8-9 million barrels per day before the recent escalation in fighting to below 2 million bpd.

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Mohammad Ghaemi, an analyst, stated that Iran views its military actions primarily as a means for coercive negotiation rather than as a standalone objective. Iran's foreign minister is set to meet with Gulf state ministers in Oman next week to discuss ensuring the safety of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though any agreement would likely require U.S. approval due to the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the war with Iran will end immediately after the midterms on November 3, asserting his defense of military actions aimed at preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. Despite these assurances, rising oil prices—Brent crude reached over $100 per barrel—are expected to negatively impact Republicans' electoral chances in upcoming midterms.

Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed that the U.S. is investigating reports of civilian casualties during a recent strike on a wedding celebration in Iran's Kuhestak region, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured. Iranian state media reported the incident, while Reuters independently verified footage showing a residential building attack during a wedding.

The United States and Iran have exchanged missile and drone attacks this week after an earlier lull in hostilities since July. Reports indicate that six Iranian military personnel, including three pilots, died in U.S.-led airstrikes; however, the U.S. has expressed skepticism about these casualty claims from Iranian state media. The investigation into the wedding strike is ongoing.

Oil prices surged following escalating conflicts between the United States and Iran. Brent crude reached its highest since May 22 at $101.21 per barrel on September 9, while West Texas Intermediate settled at $96.05. Despite these price increases, major oil companies like Chevron Corporation, TotalEnergies SE, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Eni S.p.A., and BP p.l.c. have been trading assets rather than adding new drilling operations in response to geopolitical tensions.

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Brent crude futures were up $2.01, or 2.05 per cent, at $99.93 a barrel by 01:02pm PKT, after earlier touching $100.19, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1.49, or 1.60pc, at $94.52 a barrel. Brent crude prices have risen by a quarter since early last month as hopes fade for a permanent resolution to the six-month-old US-Iran conflict. Since the Iran war began on February 28, Brent has surged as high as $126.41 a barrel, a peak reached on April 30.

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Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies · assertive framing

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Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting a more than six-week high and breaching the symbolic threshold for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East heightened concerns about oil flows from the region. asserted

conflict → rise → region

Brent → touch → April

This week, attacks by Houthis on Saudi energy facilities set oil installations ablaze, threatening a significant expansion of the conflict. asserted

attacks → set → conflict

The attacks also threaten crude shipments via the Red Sea, which has been a key alternative route to the crucial Strait of Hormuz, where oil flows have been severely curtailed since the February 28 start of the Iran war. asserted

flows → threaten → war

Supply risks mount “Market participants appear to be pricing in a more prolonged conflict in the Middle East as well as the risk that the latest escalation in military strikes disrupts oil flows from the Middle East,” said Hamad Hussain, senior climate and commodities economist at Capital Economics. asserted

Hussain → mount → Economics

“The key risk is whether the recent attacks on oil tankers lead to fewer ship-to-ship transfers taking place in the Gulf of Oman, which have so far played a key role in providing oil to global markets and keeping a lid on prices. asserted

which → lead → prices

A growing number of banks, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and HSBC, have raised their crude price forecasts in recent days. asserted

number → grow → days

In the week before a resumption in fighting on August 30, roughly 8 million to 9m bpd had flowed through Hormuz, double the previous week’s volume, according to Rystad Energy’s Chief Economist Claudio Galimberti, although more recently it had fallen below 2 million bpd. uncertain

it → flow → bpd

“I think the market is trying to treat this rise in energy prices as a one-off. asserted

market → think → off

It’s not. asserted

It → ’ → ?

It’s not going away, and it’s part of what I would argue as a security premium. asserted

I → go → premium

And it’s only going to get bigger,” said Jeffrey Currie, co-chairman at Abaxx Markets. asserted

Currie → go → Markets

While non-Opec oil producers including the United States, Canada and Guyana have ramped up output, the International Energy Agency said last month it expected global oil supply would fall this year by 4.3 million bpd, or about 4pc. asserted

supply → include → bpd