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Oil Nears $120 as Key Gulf Energy Hubs Come Under Attack
Oil and gas prices surged Thursday after some of the world’s most critical energy facilities were hit in a fresh wave of attacks in the Middle East, stoking fears of deeper and more prolonged disruptions to global supplies.
In mid-morning European trade, Brent crude climbed 10% to $118.50 a barrel and was up 65% on the month. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil gauge, rose 2.9% to $95.08 a barrel. Natural-gas prices spiked 26%, with the front-month Dutch TTF contract—the European benchmark—trading at 68.70 euros a megawatt-hour after briefly touching 70 euros at the open.
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