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Oil slipped following three days of gains that were driven by concern the widening war in the Middle East could hamper a recovery in supply from the region.<\/p>\n
Brent fell toward $105 a barrel after rising more than 6% over the previous three sessions, while West Texas Intermediate was near $92. Diesel declined a third day in New York after Russia agreed to release more supply following a request by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
A barrage of drone and missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia\u2019s main airport has intensified pressure on Washington to step up its efforts in the conflict in Yemen. Meanwhile, Trump said there had been violations of his \u201cenergy ceasefire\u201d between Kyiv and Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will continue attacks against Russia as his nation\u2019s energy infrastructure is still being targeted.<\/p>\n
Oil has risen more than 70% this year as the US war on Iran roils energy markets. The attacks on Saudi Arabia came shortly after Riyadh-led forces in Yemen launched a campaign to retake Houthi-held territory, while strikes on tankers in the critical Strait of Hormuz have escalated. That\u2019s led to a growing number of supertankers turning away from the Persian Gulf in recent days.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIts been a dizzying few days of headlines,\u201d said Scott Shelton, an energy specialist at TP ICAP Group, pointing to issues including Trump\u2019s claims of an \u201cenergy ceasefire\u201d as well as the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. \u201cWe are off to a messy start this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Houthi attacks on Riyadh\u2019s main airport over the weekend killed at least 16 people, including a US citizen, and wounded about 300. Trump has said he would consider joining Saudi-backed strikes against the Yemen-based group that\u2019s backed by Iran.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the kingdom is seeking to bolster its ability to ship oil without having to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Aramco could add 1.2 million barrels a day of export capacity within seven to eight weeks by repurposing existing gas pipelines, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at a conference in Riyadh on Monday. The country also plans to expand a pipeline that bypasses Hormuz by 40% to 10 million barrels a day within two to three years.<\/p>\n
The push comes even after Middle East oil flows recovered sharply in recent weeks. Some Wall Street banks have said crude shipments from the region had returned to near pre-war levels.<\/p>\n
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That recovery put downward pressure on prices, but has also left the market vulnerable to another major supply disruption, said Haris Khurshid, chief investment officer at Karobaar Capital LP. \u201cJust because the system has found ways to keep oil moving doesn\u2019t mean it can handle another major disruption. That\u2019s the risk the market could be underestimating.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Europe, Trump\u2019s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff told Ukrainian officials on Friday that allowing Russian diesel exports was part of efforts to bring Moscow back to negotiations to end the war, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n
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Brent for December settlement declined 1.5% to $105.02 a barrel at 11:08 a.m. in Singapore.
\nWTI for November delivery slipped 1.6% to $92.20 a barrel.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 2026 Bloomberg<\/p>\n
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