Oil prices rise more than 3% as attacks on Saudi Arabia and Gulf shipping deepen supply fears
Question
Oil prices rise more than 3% as attacks on Saudi Arabia and Gulf shipping deepen supply fears
Direct answer
The move directly lifts energy benchmarks and widens the inflation impulse for importers.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-09-13
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Oil prices rise more than 3% as attacks on Saudi Arabia and Gulf shipping deepen supply fears”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-13. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-13/oil-prices-rise-more-than-3-as-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-and-gulf-shipping-deepen-b5a8ee
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT | fresh supply-risk headlines and pipeline disruption support front-month crude pricing | Upintraday | Reuters said Brent rose to $108.23 per barrel after new strikes and the pipeline shutdown |
| WTI | the same disruption picture tightens U.S. benchmark crude | Upintraday | Reuters said WTI rose to $103.20 per barrel on the same report |
| US10Y | higher oil prices can raise inflation expectations and pressure nominal yields higher | Up1-5d | oil jumped more than 3% on supply concerns |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI | Updisagreed | 4.11 2026-09-11 | -2.68% | -6.57% | -11.68% |
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