The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past the key milestone the previous day on escalating Middle East strikes, helping US and European stock…

Brent crude futures rose 0.55 per cent, or 50 US cents, to US$91.51. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

World oil prices soared Wednesday, with the benchmark international contract Brent North Sea crude surpassing $95 for the first time in nearly six weeks as the United States and…