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Global crude oil prices surge following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

International crude oil prices rose sharply following reported attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi forces. Brent crude climbed approximately 4% to reach a five-month peak of 113.17 dollars per barrel, amid concerns over potential energy supply disruptions in the Middle East. The full extent of any physical damage or disruption to oil infrastructure remains unconfirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • yna후티
  • ltn葉門叛軍
3 differing positions reported on timing across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • bastillepost逾5個月
  • yna4월 이후
  • ltn6個月
WhereSaudi Arabia
23.750, 43.047 ±400 km
First reported2 days ago
Published2026-10-24 01:10 UTC
Occurred2026-10-22
Sources4
How this travelled.
Reports9Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Global crude oil prices surge following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. 2026-10-24T01:10:03.069Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7108. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-24/commodity-shock-saudi-arabia-0e4fa872

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