Oil prices surge above $100 despite IEA reserve release amid Gulf tensions
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Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel despite the International Energy Agency's announcement to release record amounts of oil reserves. The price increase is driven by escalating tensions in the Gulf region, where three more cargo vessels were attacked and Iran's new supreme leader vowed to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Brent crude rose approximately 9% in volatile trading, reaching $101.4 per barrel, highlighting how geopolitical risks are outweighing efforts to stabilize oil markets through reserve releases.
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· 4 pulledOil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel on Thursday and stock markets fell after three more cargo vessels were hit in the Gulf and Iran's new supreme leader vowed to keep blocking the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
Brent crude rose around 9% in volatile trading, reaching $101.4 a barrel.
The jump came despite the International Energy Agency (IEA) saying on Wednesday that it will release record amount of reserves.
It comes as Iranian attacks on ships intensify in the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway.
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