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Oil prices rise after attack on Saudi Arabian refinery reignites supply concerns

Global Published 28 October 2026, 07:05 · archived 28 Oct 2026

BEIJING: Oil prices rose on Wednesday after an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, the ​world’s biggest crude exporter, renewed concerns around the ‌risks to supply in the Middle East stemming from the conflict with Iran and its proxies. Brent crude futures rose $1.48, or 1.3%, to $115.36 a ​barrel as of 0140 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate ​crude rose $1.22 or 1.22% to $101.12. Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday ⁠they had hit Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil refinery with ​a missile, intensifying their strikes against the world’s second-largest crude ​producer. Saudi authorities did not immediately ...

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