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Global Oil and Gas Surge

Global Oil and Gas Surge

The ongoing standoff in the Persian Gulf has driven Brent crude toward $96 per barrel, reversing recent declines.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned that domestic gasoline prices, currently averaging over $4 per gallon, may not return to pre-war levels until 2027.

The International Energy Agency has highlighted a looming jet fuel crisis in Europe ahead of the peak summer travel season.

Investors are bracing for further instability as the US-Iran ceasefire nears its expiration date.

Strait of Hormuz
Strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf
Chris Wright
United States Secretary of Energy (born 1965)
Brent Crude
Classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as a major benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide