The price of the Brent oil barrel for delivery in December rose by 0.7% and exceeded the 114 dollars, the highest value since the end of April due to increased tension in the Middle East.
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23/10/2026
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O brent oil barrel price for delivery in December today maintains the trend of high, rising 0.7% and exceeding 114 dollars, higher value since the end of April.
At 05:00 TMG (06:00 in Lisbon), Brent, a reference oil in Europe, was quoted at $14.1 in the future London market, after an increase of 0.73% in relation to the closure of Thursday. In the middle of the night, he reached $147.
By Thursday, Brent had already valued 4%, given the increased tension in the Middle East and the fear of further interruptions in oil supply.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard revealed that it attacked four ships that, according to Tehran, carried out illegal oil transfers in the Persian Gulf.
In this context, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, accused the Islamic Republic of spreading information about “false attacks” in the Strait of Ormuz in order to raise fuel prices, maintaining that, by this strategic route, more oil flows now than before the conflict.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia reported today that it intercepted a ballistic missile launched against Riyadh by the Huthis rebels of Yemen.
The intercept of the missile against Riyadh was announced after the Huthis claimed, on Thursday, a series of attacks carried out in the last two days against the headquarters of the Saudi Ministry of Defense, installations of Aramco oil state and against the international airports of Abha and Damham. In the latter, two people died.
The attacks by Iran’s allies of Yemen’s Huthis led the United States to order the departure of non-essential government officials and their relatives and to report that the US and Israel are studying a new offensive against Iran after the US legislative elections scheduled for November 3.