Oil prices surge

Crude oil prices have surged by about 50 percent since the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28.

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Brent is the European benchmark extracted from the North Sea, while WTI is the US benchmark sourced primarily from Texas fields.

Source: LSEG Datastream | March 16, 2026 | 08:20 GMT