Global benchmark Brent crude oil surged toward the psychological threshold of one hundred dollars per barrel on Tuesday, soaring to an intraday high of ninety-nine dollars and forty-six cents as military clashes and tanker destruction in the Persian Gulf triggered severe supply disruption anxieties.
Trading on the Intercontinental Exchange saw prices spike over six percent within hours following confirmation that U.S. forces had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and that retaliatory missile salvos were launched across regional airspaces. Maritime insurance syndicates in London declared the entire Persian Gulf a high-risk transit zone, leading several global shipping conglomerates to pause tanker journeys through the Strait of Hormuz.
West Texas Intermediate crude followed a similar trajectory, climbing above ninety-five dollars per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Energy market analysts cautioned that a sustained blockage of the Strait of Hormuz—through which approximately one-fifth of the world’s total petroleum consumption travels—could precipitate rapid price spikes past one hundred and twenty dollars per barrel.
Major oil-importing nations, including India and European economies, convened emergency energy security reviews to assess strategic petroleum reserve stocks. Commercial airlines and logistics operators warned of impending fuel surcharges as energy market volatility spreads throughout global industrial supply chains.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-military-says-it-destroyed-five-iranian-oil-tankers-tehran-hits-back-at-american-targets-in-jordan/article71445527.ece/amp/