The average price of gas in Canada was up 3.4 cents midday Tuesday, as the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil hovered around $84 US. The jump in oil prices was mainly due to ratcheting tensions between the U.S. and Iran, but that wasn't the only global conflict impacting the energy industry.

Global oil prices have jumped more than 10% since last week.

The average price of gas in Canada was up 3.4 cents midday Tuesday, as the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil hovered around $84 US. The jump in oil prices was mainly due to…