# Oil prices turn higher for the year on risks to crude flow in the Middle East - MarketWatch

> Oil futures finished higher for a third straight session, with WTI up about 5% to settle at $73.71, its highest close since late August. Traders were awaiting Israel's response to Iran's missile barrage, and concerns over disruption to regional crude flows were growing.

- Date: 2024-10-03 · published 2024-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10030-oil-prices-turn-higher-for-the-year-on-risks-to-crude-flow-in-the-middle-east
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising risk of a wider Middle East conflict that could disrupt crude exports supports higher energy costs, with knock-on effects for feed transport and processing.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2024-10-06 | 5 | +9.8% | 3.2 | Oil rose a third straight session as traders awaited Israel's response and feared regional crude flow disruption. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-10-03 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI rises as Biden comments on Middle East risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10027-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-rises-as-biden-comments-on-middle-east-risk.md) | +4.4% | -2.4% |
| WTI | 2026-05-27 | [Canola prices are rising on forecasts of high oil prices by the end of the year.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19358-canola-prices-are-rising-on-forecasts-of-high-oil-prices-by-the-end-of-the-year.md) | +0.7% | -16.4% |
| WTI | 2025-06-11 | [Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11156-oil-prices-jumps-4-to-2-month-high-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east-reuters.md) | +15.2% | +5.8% |
| WTI | 2026-09-07 | [Oil prices rise to six-week highs on worsening Middle East conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17631-oil-prices-rise-to-six-week-highs-on-worsening-middle-east-conflict-reuters.md) | +9.3% | +3.6% |
| WTI | 2024-10-08 | [CO Futures Close Higher Amid Middle East Tensions, Crude Oil Rally – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7765-co-futures-close-higher-amid-middle-east-tensions-crude-oil-rally-mpoc.md) | -2.9% | -7.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-03 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI rises as Biden comments on Middle East risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10027-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-rises-as-biden-comments-on-middle-east-risk.md) | +3.3% | -2.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-27 | [Canola prices are rising on forecasts of high oil prices by the end of the year.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19358-canola-prices-are-rising-on-forecasts-of-high-oil-prices-by-the-end-of-the-year.md) | -1.3% | -19.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-11 | [Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11156-oil-prices-jumps-4-to-2-month-high-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east-reuters.md) | +14.7% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-rise-as-traders-await-israel-response-to-iran-attack-17829cc3

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