{
  "id": 17191773,
  "title": "Oil Prices Head for Fourth Monthly Gain as Middle East Tensions Escalate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/oil-prices-head-for-fourth-monthly-gain-as-middle-east-tensions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil-Prices-Head-for-Fourth-Monthly-Gain-as-Middle-East-Tensions-Escalate.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Crude oil prices were set for another weekly gain today, also extending their monthly rise to four months in a row amid continued fears of escalation in the Middle East and Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $116.56 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $103.35 per barrel ahead of the November 3rd U.S. midterm elections. President…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}