NEW YORK (AP) – Global oil prices shot past US$100 a barrel on Wednesday as fighting between the United States and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East that could further debilitate an already weakened supply chain – and continued to hover just above the US$100 threshold as of midday trading in the US. That last time prices were that high was in July.

Brent crude oil prices are on track to surpass $100 per barrel for the first time since July

Oil prices climbed to a six-week high as US-Iran attacks on commercial vessels disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping. Falling tanker traffic has heightened fears of a supply shock,…

Tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz spark fears of wider supply disruption

Oil prices moved closer to the $100-a-barrel mark on Wednesday, rising more than 1% for a fourth straight session as renewed tensions between US-Iran and continued to rattle the…

Renewed fighting stokes fears of deeper disruptions