{
  "id": 8129800,
  "title": "Crude falls to $103 as Middle East risks ease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/crude-falls-to-103-as-middle-east-risks-ease-8129800",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:16:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/crude-falls-to-103-as-middle-east-risks-ease/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices dropped to their lowest level in a week, falling by about two percent, as concerns over disruptions to Middle East crude supplies eased. Brent crude futures declined by $2.67, or 2.5 percent, to $103.13 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell by $1.61, or 1.6 percent, to $100.82 a barrel. The decline came after Saudi Arabia offered additional crude cargoes to Asian refiners through ship-to-ship transfers off Oman’s Sohar port, which is expected to offset some of the disruption caused by attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Crude falls to $103 as Middle East risks ease",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/crude-falls-to-103-as-middle-east-risks-ease",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:12:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}