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Oil surges past $118 as Houthi strikes and Hormuz attacks tighten supply

CLAVE 1 / 4Brent crude futures settled at $117.64 a barrel on Friday, up 2.4% after Houthi drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s Shaybah oil field.

CLAVE 2 / 4Iran reported seven tankers hit by naval mines and kinetic attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, though UKMTO confirmed no new incidents.

CLAVE 3 / 4Saudi Aramco evacuated its Dhahran headquarters after a Houthi strike earlier this month, while Shaybah’s 1 million bpd output remained unaffected.

CLAVE 4 / 4The US ordered non-essential diplomatic staff to leave Saudi Arabia on October 23, citing escalating security risks from Houthi attacks.

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