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Oil prices jump after Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Saudi facilities
Brent crude tops $106 a barrel after Iran-aligned rebel group claims to have successfully attacked Aramco facilities.
Al Jazeera•
Oil prices have jumped following renewed attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, including claimed strikes on facilities belonging to state-run energy giant Aramco.
Brent crude, the key yardstick of global prices, rose more than 3 percent on Thursday as the attacks stoked fears of additional disruption to energy supplies already facing constraints due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
Brent futures for November ended the day above $106.50 a barrel on Thursday, after earlier exceeding $108.
Aramco, which supplies roughly 10 percent of global oil demand, did not respond to inquiries outside of regular business hours.