GLOBAL OIL PRICES TOP $100 AFTER HOUTHIS CLAIM STRIKES ON SAUDI ARABIAN TANKERS
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WHAT HAPPENED
Oil futures climbed sharply Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May, after Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea.
According to MarketWatch.com - Top Stories, Oil futures climbed sharply Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May, after Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea.
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- MarketWatch.com - Top Stories: Oil futures climbed sharply Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May, after Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea.
- NYT > World News: The price of Brent crude soared after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers.
- NYT > World News: The House cast a second vote to rein in President Trump’s war powers, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the president.
- International homepage: Attack by Houthis on Saudi Arabian tankers in Red Sea threatens further squeeze on energy supplies
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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS
- PRIMARY REPORT: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories (open the original report)
- NYT > World News
- International homepage
- BBC News
STORY TIMELINE
- 23/07/2026, 15:09 PRIMARY FEED GLOBAL OIL PRICES TOP $100 AFTER HOUTHIS CLAIM STRIKES ON SAUDI ARABIAN TANKERS (MarketWatch.com - Top Stories • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 15:43 RELATED COVERAGE OIL HITS $100 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE MAY (International homepage • 26 mins ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 15:50 RELATED COVERAGE OIL PRICES HIT $100 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY (BBC News • 19 mins ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 16:05 RELATED COVERAGE IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATES: ATTACKS IN RED SEA SEND OIL PRICES OVER $100 A BARREL (NYT > World News • 4 mins ago) [Story Intel]
RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE
- IRAN WAR LIVE UPDATES: ATTACKS IN RED SEA SEND OIL PRICES OVER $100 A BARREL
NYT > World News • 4 mins ago • GLOBAL - OIL HITS $100 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE MAY
International homepage • 26 mins ago • BUSINESS - IRAN WAR LATEST: TRUMP THREATENS IRAN AND HOUTHIS WITH "MAJOR MILITARY PUNISHMENT" AS WAR SPREADS TO RED SEA - CBS NEWS
Top stories - Google News • 1 hr ago • TOP