
Brent crude tops $113 as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
Brent crude climbed to $113.75 on Friday after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, an Aramco headquarters evacuation and a Libyan pipeline shutdown deepened supply worries.
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Brent crude climbed to $113.75 on Friday after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, an Aramco headquarters evacuation and a Libyan pipeline shutdown deepened supply worries.

Brent futures traded near $104 a barrel on Friday, keeping a near-$12.50 premium over US crude, as attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz reached their highest weekly count since the Iran conflict began.

Brent crude is anchored around $100 a barrel as attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz collide with a G7 plan to tap 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel. The market's verdict so far: a little lower, not broken.

OPEC+ kept November oil output targets unchanged at its October 4 meeting, the second straight month of standing pat, as war disruption leaves Gulf output about 5 million barrels a day below prewar levels and Brent above $100.

Mohsen Paknejad quit as Iran's oil minister on Sunday; NIOC chief Hamid Bovard takes over in an acting role, hours after OPEC+ froze November output for a second straight month.

Brent crude bounced back above $100 as China halted fuel exports and a third US aircraft carrier headed for the Gulf, keeping supply risk in the driving seat.