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March 12 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs raised its Brent and WTI crude oil price forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2026 to $71/67 per barrel from $66/62 as it sees longer disruption to oil flows in the Strait of Hormuz due to the U.

Brent crude oil prices shot up as the US and Israeli war against Iran disrupted oil supplies in the Middle East. CNN’s Word of the Week asks: How did the benchmark barrel of oil get the name “Brent”?

Brent crude oil surged past the $100-per-barrel mark on Thursday as escalating hostilities in the Persian Gulf, including fresh attacks on commercial tankers, brought traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a virtual standstill. The price spike prompted ...

Stock markets plunged and oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel today amid the US war in Iran. How high will crude oil get? See the latest predictions.

Brent crude surged past $100 after a tanker attack in Iraqi waters heightened fears of Middle East supply disruptions despite a record IEA oil reserve release.

Futures on the West Texas Intermediate, or US crude plunged as much as 10% to $85.02 a barrel, having also crossed the mark of $115 per barrel on Monday, taking its trading range to $38, the widest since the pandemic in 2020,

Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel earlier on Thursday during Asian trading, say reports. It came after footage emerged showing the moment two oil tankers erupted in flames after reportedly being struck by explosive-laden boats, as global oil prices climb ...

Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil into the global market – the largest release of emergency oil stocks in history – in a drastic move aimed at shoring up crude supplies and capping a surge in prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.

The IEA said Wednesday that its 32 member countries would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves.