Oil soars past $100 a barrel amid Iran war
On March 9, 2026, global oil prices surged past $100 a barrel, exceeding a 20% increase, due to the ongoing war between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Brent crude reached over $114 a barrel before settling around $107.50.
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- Mar 8
- Mar 9
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Open questions and key claims
They’re man-made fossil-fuelled water superpowers.
The extraordinary spike in oil prices is “a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace”.
Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay.
In Kuwait, about 90 per cent of drinking water comes from desalination.
The Gulf produces about a third of the world’s crude exports.
Brent crude jumped 16.6% to $108.10 a barrel.
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark price of US crude also soared, rising 19.6% to $108.72 per barrel.
Oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel amid the fallout of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
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