Crude oil prices may have retreated from the highs reached on Thursday, but they are still set for a strong weekly gain. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at 112.10 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate was trading at 106.30, with the gap between the two benchmarks shrinking once again.
The war and Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy producers have halted 20% of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply. Qatari LNG facilities have been damaged and tankers have been unable to sail through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the Gulf’s entry because of Iranian threats to fire on them.
Curious Minds Corner
How did John D. Rockefeller once control 90% of America’s oil through one sneaky company?
Standard Oil used ruthless tactics like secret railroad rebates and buyouts to monopolize refining until its 1911 breakup.