Brent Tops $91 After Unidentified Projectile Hits Vessel Transiting Hormuz
energy_supply_shockMiddle EastOilPrice3h ago
Context
A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday local time as risks of additional escalation in the region pushed Brent Crude oil prices above $91 per barrel. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a Royal Navy-sponsored organization, said on Tuesday that it had received a report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz. “The Company Security Officer has reported that the vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while conducting an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz,”…
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