Meanwhile, the market shrugs at news of a record emergency release of oil.

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright argued that disruptions would be short-lived. 'Worst case, that's a few weeks. That's not months,' the US energy secretary told CNN. Oil and…

Wall Street followed global markets lower and oil prices briefly spiked to nearly $120 per barrel as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle…

The International Energy Agency will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss a possible release of emergency stockpiles.

The oil price reached nearly $120 a barrel on Monday over fears of lengthy disruption to supplies.

Crude oil prices fall sharply as energy markets remain on tenterhooks over effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil was slightly higher as traders expect a group of countries to tap emergency crude reserves to mitigate disruption caused by the war in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, the market shrugs at news of a record emergency release of oil.

The IEA said Wednesday that its 32 member countries would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves.

Energy markets remain on tenterhooks as the prospect of prolonged war in the Middle East grows.

Oil prices have surged more than 17% since the International Energy Agency announced the largest release of crude stockpiles in its 50-year history.