Brent oil for delivery in December rose by 4%, reaching $131.17, its highest level since May, due to information about ship attacks in the Persian Gulf.
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22/10/2026
by
Lusa
A brent oil barrel quote for delivery in December ended today in the London futures market at 4% high, for the $13.17, at its highest level since May.
The North Sea crud, a reference in Europe, closed the session to rate $4.35 above the 108.82 with which it closed the transactions on Wednesday.
The rise in the quotation was attributed to the information given by the Revolutionary Guard of having attacked four ships which, in its opinion, were making illegal oil spills in the Persian Gulf.
The Iranian organization added that three other vessels had hatched with mines, crossing the Strait of Ormuz.