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  "id": 16686956,
  "title": "Oil eases on Middle East diplomacy hopes, Saudi attacks keep supply worries alive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/oil-eases-on-middle-east-diplomacy-hopes-saudi-attacks-keep-supply-16686956",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/oil-eases-on-middle-east-diplomacy-hopes-saudi-attacks-keep-supply-worries-alive"
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  "account": "Oil prices dipped on October 27th as prospects of a resolution in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran offered some relief, keeping supply concerns at bay. Nevertheless, Brent crude futures remained near six-month high levels due to attacks on Saudi Arabia, dampening expectations of immediate stability in the region. Brent crude futures fell 66 US cents, or 0.57%, to $115.15 per barrel as of 12am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude declined 44 US cents, or 0.43%, to $101.32.\n\nOn October 26th, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan engaged in discussions with Iranian officials in Tehran in an effort to quell tensions in the Middle East. The aim was to establish open channels for negotiations aimed at preventing a rekindling of military escalation. The four nations agreed to continue talks with the objective of enhancing cooperation in peace and security, according to Iranian state media.\n\nWhile hopes of a resolution in the conflict helped to alleviate some supply disruption fears, pressuring oil prices, the prospects for peace remained uncertain. This uncertainty was reinforced by fresh attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on vital producer Saudi Arabia. October has proven to be the most challenging month for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters, as per data collected by a Washington-based think tank tracking maritime security incidents globally since 2017.\n\nThe conflict has had far-reaching implications, with the Strait of Hormuz becoming a focal point of the turmoil. The narrow waterway once accommodated about a fifth of the world's energy supplies before the conflict emerged in February. On October 26th, Brent prices reached a six-month high of over $117 per barrel, the highest level since April, following a series of Iranian attacks on tankers around the strait. Brent prices even climbed to $117 on the same day.",
  "summary": "Renewed attacks on key producer Saudi Arabia by Iran-aligned Houthis made hopes for peace look fragile.",
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