{
  "id": 12020934,
  "title": "Oil climbs after Yemeni Houthis attack Saudi Aramco sites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/oil-climbs-after-yemeni-houthis-attack-saudi-aramco-sites-12020934",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:36:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-climbs-after-yemeni-houthis-attack-saudi-aramco-sites"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oil prices surged on Monday (Oct 5) following Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis' attack on Saudi Aramco facilities in Riyadh and the Khurais area. The strikes prompted worries about the output at the region's leading oil exporter. Brent crude futures surged by US$0.81 cents, or 0.8%, reaching US$103.06 per barrel at 10.02 pm GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude also climbed by US$0.46, or 0.5%, to US$91.57 per barrel.",
  "summary": "Strikes in Riyadh and the Khurais area raise concerns about production at the region’s top exporter",
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        "title": "Oil climbs after Yemeni Houthis attack Saudi Aramco sites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/oil-climbs-after-yemeni-houthis-attack-saudi-aramco-sites",
        "published": "2026-10-04T22:18:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}