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Oil prices surge back toward $100 once more as Middle East tensions rattle energy markets

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CALGARY — The recent decline in fuel prices may be short-lived as escalating tensions in the Middle East push oil prices back toward the US$100-per-barrel mark and renew concerns about global energy supplies. Crude oil prices surged Monday after reports Iran had suspended negotiations with the United States and threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes. West Texas Intermediate crude climbe…
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Oil prices continue to rise amid new tensions in the Persian Gulf, once again approaching the $100 per barrel threshold, The New York Times reports. According to the American publication, the price of Brent oil climbed by about 3% and reached about $99 per barrel. At the same time, US WTI oil has become more expensive by 3%, to about $97 per barrel. The rise in prices is fueled by escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf region, one of the most i…

People in the eurozone expect inflationary pressures to persist for some time to come following the sharp rise in oil and energy prices triggered by the conflict in Iran.

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play1037.ca broke the news on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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