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  "id": 14593280,
  "title": "Oil Price Today (October 15): Crude oil dips to $105 despite rising Middle East tensions. Here’s why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/oil-price-today-october-15-crude-oil-dips-to-105-despite-rising",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:13:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/news/oil-price-today-october-15-crude-oil-dips-to-105-despite-rising-middle-east-tensions-heres-why/articleshow/134955455.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices dipped to $104.55 per barrel for Brent crude and $94.07 per barrel for WTI on Thursday, despite rising Middle East tensions. The decline was attributed to investors assessing the risk of supply disruptions from attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and US efforts to lower petroleum transport costs by easing sanctions on vessels. While the conflict has disrupted shipping and pushed freight costs to record highs, higher output from Russia and the Middle East has helped contain oil prices. However, uncertainty over the conflict's trajectory remains a concern for markets, with Goldman Sachs warning that oil prices could climb to $120 a barrel if attacks on vessels escalate.",
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        "title": "Escalation of attacks threatens to derail recovery in Middle East oil exports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/escalation-of-attacks-threatens-to-derail-recovery-in-middle-east-oil",
        "published": "2026-10-14T21:00:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil holds gain as Middle East and Russia strikes threaten supply",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/oil-holds-gain-as-middle-east-and-russia-strikes-threaten-supply",
        "published": "2026-10-14T22:08:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Chinese refiners rush to buy Middle East crude as stocks fall, Kpler says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/chinese-refiners-rush-to-buy-middle-east-crude-as-stocks-fall-kpler",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:52:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Oil prices fall as investors weigh supply outlook, Middle East tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/oil-prices-fall-as-investors-weigh-supply-outlook-middle-east-tensions-14584967",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:29:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Oil prices fall as investors weigh supply outlook, Middle East tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/oil-prices-fall-as-investors-weigh-supply-outlook-middle-east-tensions",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:30:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Oil prices fall as investors weigh supply outlook, Middle East tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/oil-prices-fall-as-investors-weigh-supply-outlook-middle-east-tensions-14598322",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:48:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Middle East conflict: US destroys Iranian-linked dhow as Tehran shifts tactics near Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/middle-east-conflict-us-destroys-iranian-linked-dhow-as-tehran-shifts",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:39:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}