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Oil Prices Surge Past $92 Amid US-Iran Escalation

Brent crude prices jumped 4.33% to $92.20 as US-Iran tensions escalate in the Middle East.

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By 14:07 Moscow time on September 1, the benchmark North Sea Brent crude price reached $92.20 per barrel. [1] On September 1, trading prices for oil accelerated upward as mutual missile strikes between the United States and Iran resumed in the Middle East. [2] Oil prices rose by nearly 2% on Tuesday as renewed confrontations between the United States and Iran in the Middle East revived fears of supply interruptions from the world's main crude-producing region. [3] Ole Hansen, head of the commodity strategy department at Saxo Bank, stated that sharp fluctuations in global oil prices are largely due to uncertainty in the Middle East. [4] Analysts linked the sharp increase in oil prices primarily to the latest escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. [5] At 10:46 GMT, Brent futures gained 1.72 dollars, or 1.9%, to $92.21 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate futures in the United States improved 2.12 dollars, or 2.47%, to $87.88 per barrel. [6] On Monday, two super tankers carrying Saudi crude were hit by projectiles of unknown origin with a few minutes of difference while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. [7] US President Donald Trump threatened new attacks against Iran on Monday following the first direct exchange of attacks between the two countries since late July, increasing tensions in a conflict that recently shifted to an economic confrontation. [8]
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  1. By 14:07 Moscow time on September 1, the benchmark North Sea Brent crude price reached $92.20 per barrel. · Lenta.ruRussia
  2. On September 1, trading prices for oil accelerated upward as mutual missile strikes between the United States and Iran resumed in the Middle East. · Lenta.ruRussia
  3. Oil prices rose by nearly 2% on Tuesday as renewed confrontations between the United States and Iran in the Middle East revived fears of supply interruptions from the world's main crude-producing region. · El Economista
  4. Ole Hansen, head of the commodity strategy department at Saxo Bank, stated that sharp fluctuations in global oil prices are largely due to uncertainty in the Middle East. · Lenta.ruRussia
  5. Analysts linked the sharp increase in oil prices primarily to the latest escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. · Lenta.ruRussia
  6. At 10:46 GMT, Brent futures gained 1.72 dollars, or 1.9%, to $92.21 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate futures in the United States improved 2.12 dollars, or 2.47%, to $87.88 per barrel. · El Economista
  7. On Monday, two super tankers carrying Saudi crude were hit by projectiles of unknown origin with a few minutes of difference while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. · El Economista
  8. US President Donald Trump threatened new attacks against Iran on Monday following the first direct exchange of attacks between the two countries since late July, increasing tensions in a conflict that recently shifted to an economic confrontation. · El Economista
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