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Oil prices rose above $108 per barrel after drone attacks from Iraq forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline, potentially affecting 4% of global supply. Nova Scotia heating oil prices surged up to 40% as residents brace for a costly winter.
🐿️ This squirrel is stockpiling acorns and eyeing maple syrup as a cheaper heating alternative.
Oil prices surged to $105 a barrel, with Brent crude exceeding $106, as Middle East hostilities escalate and Houthi forces threaten the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Borrowing costs also rose amid fears of prolonged conflict impacting global supply chains.
🐿️ Hoard sunflower seeds now because $5 gas is coming and your winter nut budget will crack.
Brent crude rose 2.1% above $100 per barrel for the first time since July 2026, following renewed US-Iran attacks in the Gulf and Houthi strikes on Saudi cities. The Guardian reports the milestone was triggered by escalating Middle East war fears disrupting global supply.
🐿️ At the pump, expect a painful jolt as this conflict-driven jump in crude prices rolls into retail gas costs.
